Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 22.134
Steady Devotional Service Awakens Love of Godhead
“When one is firmly fixed in devotional service, whether he executes one or many processes of devotional service, the waves of love of Godhead will awaken.
What the purport teaches
- One should become firmly fixed in devotional service.
- Whether one follows one process or many, waves of love of Godhead will awaken through steady devotional service.
- The purport names nine processes: śravaṇaṁ, kīrtanaṁ, smaraṇaṁ, pāda-sevanam, arcanaṁ, vandanaṁ, dāsyaṁ, sakhyam, and ātma-nivedanam.
Try this today
Choose one process of devotional service and give it a fixed, short period of attention today.
Ask yourself
Am I giving steady attention to a devotional process, rather than only trying to do many?
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.