Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 8.221
Spontaneous Love Leads to Kṛṣṇa’s Shelter
“If one worships the Lord on the path of spontaneous love and goes to Vṛndāvana, he receives the shelter of Vrajendra-nandana, the son of Nanda Mahārāja.
What the purport teaches
- One must serve Kṛṣṇa according to the regulative principles enjoined in the śāstras and given by the spiritual master. These remain necessary as long as one is on the material platform.
- Developing spontaneous love for Kṛṣṇa, as exhibited by the inhabitants of Vrajabhūmi, brings one to rāgānuga-bhakti. Such love makes one eligible for their platform of service.
- Service in Vrajabhūmi flows from spontaneous, natural love for Kṛṣṇa. It is transcendental and uncontaminated by the three modes of material nature.
Try this today
Give careful attention today to one regulative principle of Kṛṣṇa’s service given by your spiritual master.
Ask yourself
How can I remain faithful to the principles of service while seeking deeper love for Kṛṣṇa?
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.