Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 22.154
Follow the Loving Service of Vṛndāvana
“ ‘Devotional service in spontaneous love is vividly expressed and manifested by the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana. Devotional service that accords with their devotional service is called rāgānugā bhakti, or devotional service following in the wake of spontaneous loving service.’
What the purport teaches
- The inhabitants of Vṛndāvana vividly express and manifest devotional service in spontaneous love.
- Rāgānugā bhakti is devotional service that accords with their devotional service.
- It means following in the wake of their spontaneous loving service.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly, giving special attention to the words “following in the wake of spontaneous loving service.”
Ask yourself
What does following the loving service of Vṛndāvana’s inhabitants mean to you?
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.