Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 22.41
A Taste for Service Transforms Desire
“When someone engages in Lord Kṛṣṇa’s devotional service for the satisfaction of the senses and instead acquires a taste for serving Kṛṣṇa, he gives up his material desires and willingly offers himself as an eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa.
What the purport teaches
- Someone may begin devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa with the aim of satisfying the senses.
- Instead, that person acquires a taste for serving Kṛṣṇa and gives up material desires.
- The person then willingly offers himself as Kṛṣṇa’s eternal servant.
Try this today
Offer one small service today with the intention, “I want to serve Kṛṣṇa, not merely satisfy my senses.”
Ask yourself
Am I beginning to value serving Kṛṣṇa more than the rewards I once wanted?
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.