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Responding to the Devotees’ Fatigue

“Understanding the fatigue of the devotees, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stopped the congregational chanting. Then He bathed in the sea, accompanied by them all.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 10.80, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu understood the fatigue of the devotees.
  • He responded by stopping the congregational chanting.
  • He then bathed in the sea, accompanied by all the devotees.

Try this today

Offer a tired companion a chance to pause rather than urging them to continue.

Ask yourself

Am I willing to adjust a shared activity when others become tired?

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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