Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 23.111-112
Steady Devotion in Every Circumstance
“ ‘One who is equal to friends and enemies, who is equipoised in honor and dishonor, heat and cold, happiness and distress, fame and infamy, who is always free from attachment to material things and always grave and satisfied in all circumstances, who doesn’t care for any residence, and who is always fixed in devotional service — such a person is very dear to Me.
What the purport teaches
- A devotee is equal to friends and enemies and equipoised in honor and dishonor, happiness and distress.
- Such a person is free from attachment to material things, always grave, and satisfied in all circumstances.
- One who does not care for any residence and remains fixed in devotional service is very dear to the Lord.
Try this today
When a small discomfort arises today, pause and continue your devotional service without letting it determine your mood.
Ask yourself
Which change in circumstances most challenges my steadiness in devotional service?
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.