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Time for Companionship and Daily Duties

“He would talk for some time with them both and then leave to perform His noontime duties.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 1.60, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu spent some time talking with Rūpa Gosvāmī and Haridāsa Ṭhākura.
  • His visits included personal conversation, as well as the delivery of prasādam described just before.
  • After speaking with them, He left to perform His noontime duties.

Try this today

Give someone a few minutes of attentive conversation today before returning to your duties.

Ask yourself

Do I make time for personal conversation while attending to my daily duties?

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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