Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.86
Kṛṣṇa Is Accessible Through Loving Service
“ ‘The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, the son of mother Yaśodā, is accessible to those devotees engaged in spontaneous loving service, but He is not as easily accessible to mental speculators, to those striving for self-realization by severe austerities and penances, or to those who consider the body the same as the self.’
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa, the son of mother Yaśodā, is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He is accessible to devotees engaged in spontaneous loving service.
- He is not as easily accessible to mental speculators or to those striving for self-realization through severe austerities and penances.
- He is also not as easily accessible to those who consider the body the same as the self. The verse emphasizes the special accessibility of Kṛṣṇa through loving service.
Try this today
Before one act of devotional service today, pause and make your intention one of loving service to Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
Am I giving loving service the importance this verse gives it?
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.