Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 19.173
Devotees Prefer Service to Liberation
“ ‘My devotees do not accept sālokya, sārṣṭi, sārūpya, sāmīpya or oneness with Me — even if I offer these liberations — in preference to serving Me.
What the purport teaches
- The Lord’s devotees place serving Him above liberation.
- They do not prefer sālokya, sārṣṭi, sārūpya, sāmīpya or oneness with Him to His service.
- Their preference for service remains even when the Lord Himself offers these liberations.
Try this today
Before one act of devotional service today, pause and make serving the Lord your purpose.
Ask yourself
Is serving the Lord itself becoming more important to me than what I might receive?
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.