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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.119

The Yogendras Serve Through Transcendental Attraction

“In the Eleventh Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam there is a full description of the devotional service of the nine Yogendras, who rendered devotional service because they were attracted by the Lord’s transcendental qualities.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 24.119, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The nine Yogendras rendered devotional service to the Lord.
  • Their service arose from attraction to His transcendental qualities.
  • The Eleventh Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam fully describes their devotional service.

Try this today

Find the account of the nine Yogendras in the Eleventh Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and begin reading it.

Ask yourself

How might attraction to the Lord’s qualities give purpose to 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.

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