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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 10.34

Eagerness to Serve the Lord’s Lotus Feet

“Sadāśiva Paṇḍita, the twelfth branch, was always eager to serve the lotus feet of the Lord. It was his good fortune that when Lord Nityānanda came to Navadvīpa He resided at his house.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 10.34, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Sadāśiva Paṇḍita, the twelfth branch, was always eager to serve the lotus feet of the Lord.
  • The Caitanya-bhāgavata describes him as a pure devotee.
  • When Lord Nityānanda came to Navadvīpa, He resided at Sadāśiva Paṇḍita’s house. This was Sadāśiva Paṇḍita’s good fortune.

Try this today

Choose one small act of service to the Lord today and do it with eagerness.

Ask yourself

How can Sadāśiva Paṇḍita’s eagerness encourage your own desire 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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