Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.219
The Lord’s Forms Encourage Devotional Service
“The Lord is situated in all the universes in different forms just to please His devotees. Thus the Lord destroys irreligious principles and establishes religious principles.
What the purport teaches
- The Lord is situated in different forms in all the universes to please His devotees. He destroys irreligious principles and establishes religious principles.
- In the material world, the Lord appears in different arcā-mūrtis in temples to decrease the conditioned soul’s material activities and increase spiritual activities.
- Devotees may take advantage of temples and go to see the Lord. By visiting these places and seeing Him, they become very happy in devotional service.
Try this today
Set aside a few minutes today to plan a visit to a temple to see the Lord.
Ask yourself
How can I make more room for spiritual activities in my day?
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.