Fall in love with GOD or DOG | SB 06.18.75 | 25 Dec 1994 | Srila Gopal Krishna Goswami #shorts

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In this devotional excerpt, the speaker cites the Caitanya‑caritāmṛta to explain the principle of ekalā īśvara‑kṛṣṇa‑ārtha‑vṛttaya, which asserts that there is only one true master—Krishna—and that all other beings are his servants. The talk contrasts the path of becoming a servant of God with the alternative of serving one’s senses or even pets, using the everyday example of people caring for their dogs. It culminates in a reflective question about where one should place one’s love and whose service one should commit to, urging listeners to consider devotion to the supreme master over worldly attachments.

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Caitanya-caritāmṛta states, ekalā īśvara-kṛṣṇa-ārtha-vṛttaya. Vṛttaya means servant, and ekalā īśvara-kṛṣṇa, īśvara means master. So Caitanya-caritāmṛta establishes that actually there's only one master and all others are actually subordinate to him and all others are actually his servants. So when we do not become a servant of God, then you have to become a servant of your senses, isn't it? You become a servant of the dogs and cats. Just like people will get up in the morning to come to Mangalati or come to a temple, but they get up in the morning and it's pleasure to take their dogs out for a stroll. Why? Because they don't want the dogs to pass through the urine in the house. So the tendency to love, the tendency to serve there. But the question is, where should you position your love? Where should you position your— whose servant should you become?