Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.29
Unmotivated Devotion Can Bring Kṛṣṇa Under Control
“Causeless devotional service is unmotivated by sense enjoyment, perfection or liberation. When one is freed from all these contaminations, he can bring Lord Kṛṣṇa, who is very funny, under control.
What the purport teaches
- Causeless devotional service is not motivated by sense enjoyment.
- It is also free from the desire for perfection or liberation. These motives are described as contaminations.
- One who is free from these contaminations can bring Lord Kṛṣṇa under control through devotional service.
Try this today
Perform one small act of devotional service today without asking for enjoyment, perfection or liberation in return.
Ask yourself
What reward am I still hoping to receive from my 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.