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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 22.5

Center Life on Devotional Service

“A human being’s activities should be centered only on devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa. That is the verdict of all Vedic literatures, and all saintly people have firmly concluded this.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 22.5, translation

What the purport teaches

  • A human being’s activities should be centered only on devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa.
  • This is the verdict of all Vedic literatures.
  • All saintly people have firmly reached this same conclusion.

Try this today

Set aside a few minutes today specifically for devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa.

Ask yourself

Which part of your daily life could be more clearly centered on devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa?

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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