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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 13.70

Worship Kṛṣṇa With Simple Offerings

“With this consideration, Advaita Ācārya Prabhu, promising to cause Lord Kṛṣṇa to descend, began to worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, with tulasī leaves and water of the Ganges.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 13.70, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Advaita Ācārya Prabhu promised to cause Lord Kṛṣṇa to descend.
  • He began worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, with tulasī leaves and Ganges water.
  • The purport says that tulasī leaves and Ganges water are sufficient materials for worship. A little sandalwood pulp may be added if possible.

Try this today

Write down the simple worship materials named here, noting that sandalwood pulp is optional.

Ask yourself

Do I overlook the simplicity of the offerings described here?

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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