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Intimacy with Kṛṣṇa Requires Spontaneous Love
“The word ‘aṅghri-padma-sudhā’ means ‘associating intimately with Kṛṣṇa.’ One can attain such perfection only by spontaneous love of God. One cannot obtain Kṛṣṇa in Goloka Vṛndāvana simply by serving the Lord according to regulative principles.
What the purport teaches
- The expression ‘aṅghri-padma-sudhā’ means associating intimately with Kṛṣṇa.
- Such perfection can be attained only by spontaneous love of God.
- Serving the Lord according to regulative principles alone does not bring one to Kṛṣṇa in Goloka Vṛndāvana.
Try this today
While doing one act of service today, reflect on spontaneous love of God as the perfection described here.
Ask yourself
Am I looking toward loving association with Kṛṣṇa, rather than merely completing acts of 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.