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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 10.54

Serve Devotees Through Shelter and Guidance

“Śivānanda Sena, the twenty-fourth branch of the tree, was an extremely confidential servant of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Everyone who went to Jagannātha Purī to visit Lord Caitanya took shelter and guidance from Śrī Śivānanda Sena.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 10.54, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śivānanda Sena was the twenty-fourth branch of the tree.
  • He was an extremely confidential servant of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
  • Everyone traveling to Jagannātha Purī to visit Lord Caitanya took shelter and guidance from Śivānanda Sena.

Try this today

Offer one concrete piece of help to a devotee planning a visit for worship.

Ask yourself

How can I offer practical support to someone seeking to visit 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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