SB 01.05.36 – Chanting integrates the inner devotion and the outer service dimensions of devotional service

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thank you so this verse describes the dual dimensions of devotional service and how they are integrated together the outer dimension of practical service and the inner dimension of devotional remembrance and they are not just linked together as say two bogeys of a train are linked together by some external linkages no they are actually symbiotically linked together that means that one automatically fosters the other the presence of one is conducive for the presence of the second and the presence of the second is conducive for the growth of the first and this way both keep growing so when one works for Krishna when working for Krishna can mean different things it can mean directly doing some seva for Krishna it can mean doing some doing our worldly profession for Krishna’s sake that means we understand that I belong to Krishna my family belongs to Krishna everything belongs to Krishna and I am simply meant to serve him so accordingly we may work for Krishna and we may also work for Krishna by trying to serve him enthusiastically according to our capacity in whatever way so while working for Krishna that work because it is done with a devotional intention even if it is not involving constant remembrance of Krishna but when there is an overall devotional intention it actually increases our inner devotional inclination so the intention increases our inclination intention is conscious inclination is often subconscious we don’t even realize that we are inclined towards something or inclined towards some other thing but gradually by consciously cultivating the intention our inclination will get purified so devotion so devotional service involves this dual dynamism of outer service purifying our inner intention and our inclination and then with this pure inclination our outer engagement will also become purer and this whole process of purification and redirection chanting plays a critical role because chanting connects us with Krishna internally chanting helps us to remember Krishna and to see how he is our how connection with him is joyful now we may not feel it as joyful on a daily basis when we chant but still whenever we absorb ourselves in Krishna we do find inner satisfaction coming up and that inner satisfaction comes in the form of the overall capacity to resist temptation and to stay calm amidst agitating situations and this inner connection becomes the basis of our of the redirection of our heart in life now what do we focus on do we focus on chanting in a for a purification of our inside or do we focus on service for the purification of ourselves externally actually it’s both together we have our services we have our chanting and chanting is a prayer for service and chanting itself is also a form of service so in that sense now and chanting especially the Vaishnava Prabhupada taught us we don’t do just Manasik in the mind we do it Vachika we do it aloud so that means chanting integrates the inner devotion aspect because it’s focused on remembering Krishna and integrates the outer service aspect because it’s we are doing something physically we may not be moving around some devotees may move around physically also if they’re walking and chanting but still we are moving our mouth and we are uttering the sound and in this way we are actually moving forward in our spiritual life so in this way by chanting which integrates the inner devotion and outer service aspects of devotional service it helps us to make steady and swift advancement in the spiritual path towards returning back to Krishna