Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 9.132
Kṛṣṇa Is Accessible Through Loving Service
“Caitanya Mahāprabhu then quoted, “ ‘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
- Caitanya Mahāprabhu quotes that Kṛṣṇa, the son of mother Yaśodā, is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- Kṛṣṇa 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 consider the body the self.
Try this today
Choose one small act of service to Kṛṣṇa today and give attention to doing it lovingly.
Ask yourself
Does your approach to Kṛṣṇa give loving service the central place?
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.