Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.125
Devotional Service Awakens Our Original Love
“Devotional service, or sense activity for the satisfaction of the Lord, is called abhidheya because it can develop one’s original love of Godhead, which is the goal of life. This goal is the living entity’s topmost interest and greatest wealth. Thus one attains the platform of transcendental loving service unto the Lord.
What the purport teaches
- Devotional service means using the senses for the Lord’s satisfaction. It is called abhidheya because it develops one’s original love of Godhead, the goal of life and greatest wealth.
- Material activities and sense gratification cover our original Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Kṛṣṇa wants the living entities to return home, back to Godhead.
- Through Vedic literatures, spiritual masters, and His presence in the heart, the Lord helps us understand our relationship with Him. Acting in that relationship leads to loving service to the Lord.
Try this today
Read a short passage from the Bhagavad-gītā today with the intention of understanding your relationship with Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
How could I use my senses for the Lord’s satisfaction rather than only my own?
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.