Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.84
Two Kinds of Devotional Activity
“There are two kinds of devotional activity — spontaneous and regulative. By spontaneous devotional service, one attains the original Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, and by the regulative process one attains the expansion of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
What the purport teaches
- Devotional activity is described as spontaneous or regulative.
- By spontaneous devotional service, one attains the original Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa.
- By the regulative process, one attains the expansion of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Try this today
Make two columns labeled “spontaneous” and “regulative,” and note the attainment described for each.
Ask yourself
How does this verse help me understand the destinations of these two kinds of devotion?
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.