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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 1.62

Shared Service and Prasādam

“After Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, taking all His devotees with Him, performed the Guṇḍicā-mārjana [washing and cleansing of the Guṇḍicā temple], He went to the garden known as Āiṭoṭā and accepted prasādam at a picnic within the garden.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 1.62, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took all His devotees with Him to perform Guṇḍicā-mārjana.
  • Guṇḍicā-mārjana means washing and cleansing the Guṇḍicā temple.
  • After the cleansing, He went to the garden called Āiṭoṭā and accepted prasādam at a picnic there.

Try this today

Help clean a small area used for devotional activities today.

Ask yourself

How can I participate willingly in simple, practical devotional service?

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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