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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.297

Nityānanda Distributes Transcendental Loving Service

“Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu overflooded the entire world by distributing transcendental loving service. No one can understand His character and activities.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 17.297, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu distributed transcendental loving service.
  • His distribution was so abundant that He overflooded the entire world.
  • No one can understand His character and activities.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly, pausing to appreciate the gift of transcendental loving service.

Ask yourself

How can you appreciate His generosity while remaining humble about understanding Him?

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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