Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.289
Regulative Devotion Leads to Perfect Association
“By executing regulative devotional service, one is elevated to the platform of an eternally perfect associate, such as a servant, friend, superior or beloved woman. Each of these is of four varieties.
What the purport teaches
- By executing regulative devotional service, one is elevated to the platform of an eternally perfect associate.
- The relationships described are those of a servant, friend, superior or beloved woman.
- Each of these relationships has four varieties, which the following verses help distinguish.
Try this today
Set aside a few minutes today for devotional service, remembering the goal described here.
Ask yourself
How does the goal of perfect association help me value regular 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.