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Study These Instructions to Understand Devotional Service

“By reading these instructions, a pure devotee can understand love of Kṛṣṇa, the mellows of devotional service and the conclusion of devotional service. Everyone can understand all these things to their ultimate end by studying these instructions.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 24.353, translation

What the purport teaches

  • By reading these instructions, a pure devotee can understand love of Kṛṣṇa.
  • These instructions explain the mellows—the loving tastes—of devotional service and its conclusion.
  • Everyone can understand these subjects to their ultimate end by studying these instructions.

Try this today

Reread this translation slowly and write down the three subjects these instructions help you understand.

Ask yourself

How can I study these instructions with a sincere desire to understand love of Kṛṣṇa?

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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