Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 8.57
Seek Life’s Goal in Revealed Scripture
“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ordered Rāmānanda Rāya, “Recite a verse from the revealed scriptures concerning the ultimate goal of life.””
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked Rāmānanda Rāya about the ultimate goal of life.
- He directed Rāmānanda Rāya to recite a verse from the revealed scriptures on this subject.
- Rāmānanda replied that executing the prescribed duties of one’s social position awakens one’s original Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Try this today
Identify one duty of your social position and carry it out carefully today, remembering Rāmānanda Rāya’s reply.
Ask yourself
How do I connect my prescribed duties with awakening Kṛṣṇa consciousness?
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.