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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.164

Loving Service in the Neutral Stage

“These thirteen types of yogīs and munis are called śānta-bhaktas, for they render transcendental loving service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the neutral stage.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 24.164, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The thirteen types of yogīs and munis are called śānta-bhaktas.
  • They render transcendental loving service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
  • Their loving service is in the neutral stage.

Try this today

Write a short definition of śānta-bhaktas using the words ‘loving service’ and ‘neutral stage.’

Ask yourself

How does the description of loving service help you understand the neutral stage?

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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