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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 10.149

Continuing Service in the Lord’s Company

“Siṅgābhaṭṭa was the thirty-first, Kāmābhaṭṭa the thirty-second, Śivānanda the thirty-third and Kamalānanda the thirty-fourth. They all formerly served Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu in Bengal, but later these servants left Bengal to live with the Lord in Jagannātha Purī.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 10.149, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Siṅgābhaṭṭa and Kāmābhaṭṭa were the thirty-first and thirty-second servants; Śivānanda and Kamalānanda were the thirty-third and thirty-fourth.
  • All four formerly served Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu in Bengal.
  • Later they left Bengal to live with the Lord in Jagannātha Purī.

Try this today

Set aside a few minutes today for a devotional service you already do.

Ask yourself

How can I make more room for service in my daily life?

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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