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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 10.144

Daily Service in the Lord's Pastimes

“Every day Rāmāi filled twenty-two big waterpots, whereas Nandāi personally assisted Govinda.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 10.144, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Every day Rāmāi filled twenty-two big waterpots.
  • Nandāi personally assisted Govinda.
  • The Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā states that two servants who formerly supplied milk and water to Lord Kṛṣṇa became Rāmāi and Nandāi in the pastimes of Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Try this today

Take care of one water-related service today, such as filling a drinking-water container.

Ask yourself

Can I approach a repeated, ordinary task as an opportunity to serve?

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.

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