Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 22.129
Five Practices Awaken Love for Kṛṣṇa
“These five limbs of devotional service are the best of all. Even a slight performance of these five awakens love for Kṛṣṇa.
What the purport teaches
- These five limbs are the best of all devotional practices. Even a slight performance awakens love for Kṛṣṇa.
- They include association with devotees, chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, and reading Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam regularly.
- They also include residing in Mathurā, Kṛṣṇa’s birthplace, and worshiping the Deity with great respect and veneration. These five repeat items already included among the sixty-four.
Try this today
Read a short passage from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam today as a step toward regular reading.
Ask yourself
How does knowing that even slight practice awakens love for Kṛṣṇa encourage me?
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.