Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 9.261
Loving Service Is Life’s Highest Goal
“When one comes to the platform of loving service to Lord Kṛṣṇa by executing these nine processes, beginning with hearing and chanting, he has attained the fifth platform of success and the limit of life’s goals.
What the purport teaches
- People generally seek success in religion, economic development, sense gratification and ultimately merging into the existence of Brahman.
- According to the strict principles of the Vedas, the highest attainment is hearing and chanting about the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- Through the nine processes, beginning with hearing and chanting, one reaches loving service to Lord Kṛṣṇa. This is the fifth platform of success and the limit of life’s goals.
Try this today
Set aside five minutes today to hear or chant about Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
How much importance do I give hearing and chanting compared with my other goals?
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.