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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 10.67

The Lord Requests a Remembered Song

“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu remembered a line in the Orissan language and ordered Svarūpa Dāmodara to sing it.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 10.67, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu remembered a line in the Orissan language.
  • He ordered Svarūpa Dāmodara to sing it.
  • The following verse gives the line: a prayer to fall at the feet of Jagannātha.

Try this today

Read the prayer in the next verse aloud once, remembering that the Lord asked Svarūpa Dāmodara to sing it.

Ask yourself

How does knowing the remembered line help you reflect on the Lord’s request?

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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