07/09/2026
Ekādaśī—developing sevā-abhiruci
yat-pāda-sevābhirucis tapasvinām
aśeṣa-janmopacitaṁ malaṁ dhiyaḥ
sadyaḥ kṣiṇoty anv-aham edhatī satī
yathā padāṅguṣṭha-viniḥsṛtā sarit
“The taste for loving service is like the water of the river Ganges, which flows from the feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Every day that taste diminishes the results of sinful activities acquired over a period of many births by those who perform austerities.”
— Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.21.31 cited in Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 24.217