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Devotional Service Is Life’s Ultimate Goal

“ ‘Bhakti-yoga, as described above, is the ultimate goal of life. By rendering devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one transcends the modes of material nature and attains the spiritual position on the platform of direct devotional service.’

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 19.174, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Bhakti-yoga is the ultimate goal of life.
  • By rendering devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one transcends the modes of material nature.
  • One attains the spiritual position on the platform of direct devotional service.

Try this today

Set aside a specific time today for devotional service, treating it as a priority.

Ask yourself

How does seeing devotional service as life’s ultimate goal change my priorities?

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.

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