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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 14.74

Mother Śacī Protests and Asks Him to Bathe

“When mother Śacī saw her boy sitting on the rejected pots, she protested, “Why have You touched these untouchable pots? You have now become impure. Go and bathe in the Ganges.””

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 14.74, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Mother Śacī saw her boy sitting on the rejected pots.
  • She protested that He had touched untouchable pots and had become impure.
  • She told Him to go and bathe in the Ganges.

Try this today

Read mother Śacī’s words slowly today, noticing what she saw, what concerned her, and what she asked Him to do.

Ask yourself

How does mother Śacī’s instruction express her concern for her boy?

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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