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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 22.106

Devotional Activities Awaken Pure Love

“The spiritual activities of hearing, chanting, remembering and so forth are the natural characteristics of devotional service. The marginal characteristic is that it awakens pure love for Kṛṣṇa.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 22.106, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Hearing, chanting and remembering are spiritual activities of devotional service.
  • These activities are described as the natural characteristics of devotional service.
  • Its marginal characteristic is that it awakens pure love for Kṛṣṇa.

Try this today

Spend a few minutes today chanting and remembering Kṛṣṇa.

Ask yourself

How can I keep the awakening of pure love for Kṛṣṇa in view while practicing?

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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