Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 19.169
Pure Service Awakens Original Love for Kṛṣṇa
“These activities are called śuddha-bhakti, pure devotional service. If one renders such pure devotional service, he develops his original love for Kṛṣṇa in due course of time. In Vedic literatures like the Pañcarātras and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, these symptoms are described.
What the purport teaches
- Through śuddha-bhakti, pure devotional service, one develops one's original love for Kṛṣṇa in due course of time.
- Devotional service should develop under the direction of a pure devotee, the spiritual master, and according to the Pañcarātra and Bhāgavata systems.
- The Pañcarātra system includes temple worship. The Bhāgavata system includes reciting Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and discussing Kṛṣṇa conscious philosophy with interested people.
Try this today
Read a short passage from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and discuss its teaching with someone interested.
Ask yourself
How can guidance and discussion help me develop my devotional service?
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.