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Kṛṣṇa Attracts Even the Self-Satisfied

“ ‘Those who are self-satisfied and unattracted by external material desires are also attracted to the loving service of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, whose qualities are transcendental and whose activities are wonderful. Hari, the Personality of Godhead, is called Kṛṣṇa because He has such transcendentally attractive features.’”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 25.159, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Those who are self-satisfied and unattracted by external material desires are also attracted to the loving service of Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
  • His qualities are transcendental, and His activities are wonderful.
  • Hari, the Personality of Godhead, is called Kṛṣṇa because He has such transcendentally attractive features.

Try this today

Write one sentence about how even a self-satisfied person can be drawn to loving service of Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

Ask yourself

How does this verse distinguish attraction to loving service from material desire?

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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