Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 18.194
Love of Godhead Is Life’s Ultimate Goal
“No conditioned soul can get out of material bondage without serving the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Love at His lotus feet is the ultimate goal of life.
What the purport teaches
- No conditioned soul can escape material bondage without serving the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Love at His lotus feet is the ultimate goal of life.
- The purport describes evādat as offering prayers at a mosque or elsewhere five times daily, called namāz. According to the Muslim scripture, this prayer is necessary for success in life.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu pointed out that love of Godhead is the ultimate goal in the revealed scripture of the Muslims. Although the Koran describes karma-yoga and jñāna-yoga, its ultimate goal is offering prayers to the Supreme Person.
Try this today
Offer a short prayer to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, asking to serve Him with love.
Ask yourself
How might love of Godhead shape what you consider success in life?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.