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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.92

Devotional Service Is Strong and Independent

“The other processes cannot yield results unless they are associated with devotional service. Devotional service, however, is so strong and independent that it can give one all the desired results.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 24.92, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Other processes cannot yield results unless they are associated with devotional service.
  • Devotional service itself is strong and independent.
  • Devotional service can give all desired results; it does not depend on other processes for its power.

Try this today

Reserve a small, definite time for devotional service today rather than leaving it until everything else is done.

Ask yourself

How does this teaching affect the importance you give to 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.

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