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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 22.57-58

Think of Kṛṣṇa and Become His Devotee

“ ‘Because you are My very dear friend, I am speaking to you My supreme instruction, the most confidential knowledge of all. Hear this from Me, for it is for your benefit. Always think of Me and become My devotee, worship Me and offer your homage unto Me. Thus you will come to Me without fail. I promise you this because you are My very dear friend.’

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 22.57-58, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Kṛṣṇa shares His supreme, most confidential instruction for the benefit of His very dear friend.
  • He asks His friend always to think of Him, become His devotee, worship Him, and offer Him homage.
  • Kṛṣṇa promises that His dear friend will come to Him without fail by following these instructions.

Try this today

Pause once today to think of Kṛṣṇa and respectfully offer Him homage.

Ask yourself

Which part of Kṛṣṇa’s loving instruction can I give more attention to today?

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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