Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 8.227
Kṛṣṇa Is Accessible Through Loving Service
“ ‘The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, the son of mother Yaśodā, is accessible to those devotees engaged in spontaneous loving service, but He is not as easily accessible to mental speculators, to those striving for self-realization by severe austerities and penances, or to those who consider the body the same as the self.’
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead and son of mother Yaśodā, is accessible to devotees engaged in spontaneous loving service.
- He is not as easily accessible to mental speculators, those pursuing self-realization through severe austerities and penances, or those who identify the body as the self.
- Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī glorifies mother Yaśodā and other devotees by describing how their love can subjugate Kṛṣṇa.
Try this today
Offer one small service to Kṛṣṇa today with special attention to loving care.
Ask yourself
What does Kṛṣṇa’s willingness to be subjugated by love teach me about approaching Him?
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.