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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 19.177

Regular Service Deepens Into Love

“By regularly rendering devotional service, one gradually becomes attached to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. When that attachment is intensified, it becomes love of Godhead.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 19.177, translation

What the purport teaches

  • By regularly rendering devotional service, one gradually becomes attached to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
  • This attachment develops gradually through regular service.
  • When attachment becomes intensified, it becomes love of Godhead.

Try this today

Set aside a specific time today for one act of devotional service.

Ask yourself

How can I make my devotional service more regular?

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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