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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 10.28

Hearing About Service Moves Devotees to Tears

“I shall describe the contents of the bags of Rāghava Paṇḍita later in this book. Hearing this narration, devotees generally cry, and tears glide down from their eyes.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 10.28, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The author promises to describe the contents of Rāghava Paṇḍita’s bags later in the book.
  • Hearing this narration, devotees generally cry, with tears gliding down from their eyes.
  • The purport directs readers to chapter ten of the Antya-līlā for a vivid description of rāghavera jhāli.

Try this today

Bookmark chapter ten of the Antya-līlā to read its description of rāghavera jhāli.

Ask yourself

How attentively do you listen to descriptions of service to the Lord?

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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