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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 10.151

Living as Servants of the Lord

“Nirloma Gaṅgādāsa and Viṣṇudāsa were the thirty-sixth and thirty-seventh among the devotees who lived at Jagannātha Purī as servants of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 10.151, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Nirloma Gaṅgādāsa was the thirty-sixth among these devotees.
  • Viṣṇudāsa was the thirty-seventh among these devotees.
  • Both lived at Jagannātha Purī as servants of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Try this today

Before one devotional activity today, pause and remember that it is service to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Ask yourself

How might seeing myself as a servant shape my actions today?

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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