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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.110

Drawn Beyond Brahman to Kṛṣṇa’s Service

“Characteristically, one in devotional service is attracted away from the impersonal Brahman platform. He is offered a transcendental body to engage in Lord Kṛṣṇa’s service.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 24.110, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Devotional service characteristically attracts one away from the impersonal Brahman platform.
  • One in devotional service is offered a transcendental body.
  • The purpose of that body is to engage in Lord Kṛṣṇa’s service.

Try this today

Pause during today’s study and express a simple wish to engage in Lord Kṛṣṇa’s service.

Ask yourself

What changes when I see spiritual attainment as an opportunity to serve 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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