Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 4.102
Practical Service Awakens Kṛṣṇa Consciousness
“Each and every family residing in the land of Vrajabhūmi contributed one cow. In this way, thousands of cows became the property of Gopāla.”
What the purport teaches
- Every family in Vrajabhūmi contributed one cow, giving Gopāla thousands of cows. Everyone should enthusiastically contribute to the temple and provide food for the distribution of prasādam.
- Devotees should teach devotional service and engage people, including wealthy people, in practical service to the Deity. In this way, the entire society can become spiritually inclined and develop Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
- Serving the Lord gradually purifies the senses and diminishes the desire for material sense satisfaction. Engaging purified senses in the Lord’s service is bhakti, through which one can understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead as He is.
Try this today
Contribute one food item or a small donation toward the distribution of prasādam.
Ask yourself
What practical service could help you turn your senses toward serving the Lord?
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.