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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.32

Devotional Relationships Have Different Extents of Attraction

“The attraction to Kṛṣṇa of devotees on the platform of neutrality increases up to love of Godhead [prema], and the attraction of devotees on the platform of servitorship increases to spontaneous attachment [rāga].

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 24.32, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The verse describes how attraction to Kṛṣṇa increases in neutrality and servitorship.
  • For devotees on the platform of neutrality, attraction increases up to prema, love of Godhead.
  • For devotees on the platform of servitorship, attraction increases up to rāga, spontaneous attachment.

Try this today

Make two study pairs: neutrality—prema, love of Godhead; servitorship—rāga, spontaneous attachment.

Ask yourself

What difference does the verse describe between attraction in neutrality and in servitorship?

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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