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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 10.54

Personal Attention to the Devotees

“After talking with all the devotees for some time, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked them to occupy the individual residences in which they had lived the previous year.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 10.54, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu spent some time talking with all the devotees.
  • He then asked them to occupy their individual residences.
  • These were the same residences in which they had lived the previous year. After feeding and speaking with them, He directed them to their lodging.

Try this today

Take a few minutes today to speak with someone you are hosting and ask whether they need anything.

Ask yourself

Do I make time both to speak with others and to attend to their practical needs?

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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