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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.88

Follow Kīrtana With Prasādam

“In this way the Lord performed saṅkīrtana every day, and at the end of saṅkīrtana there was a mango-eating festival every day for twelve months.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 17.88, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Lord performed saṅkīrtana every day, followed by a mango-eating festival for twelve months.
  • On principle, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu would distribute prasādam at the end of kīrtana performances.
  • Similarly, members of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement must distribute some prasādam to the audience after kīrtana.

Try this today

After kīrtana today, share some prasādam with someone.

Ask yourself

How can you help others receive prasādam after kīrtana?

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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