Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 8.130-131
Act According to the Lord’s Desires
“Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya was a great devotee of the Lord and a lover of God, and although his mind could not be covered by Kṛṣṇa’s illusory energy, and although he could understand the mind of the Lord, which was very strong and intense, Rāmānanda’s mind became a little agitated.”
What the purport teaches
- The perfect devotee always acts according to the desires of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. A materialistic person is carried away by the waves of the illusory energy.
- A person under the material energy is a servant of māyā. A person in the spiritual energy is a servant of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- Rāmānanda Rāya knew that nothing was unknown to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Still, he spoke further because the Lord desired it.
Try this today
Before one devotional activity today, pause and make pleasing the Lord your intention.
Ask yourself
How can Rāmānanda Rāya’s willingness to serve guide my attitude today?
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.