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Arranging Helpers for Service

“Svarūpa Dāmodara sent Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu back to His residence and kept with him four Vaiṣṇavas and four servant carriers.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 11.77, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Svarūpa Dāmodara sent Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu back to His residence.
  • He kept four Vaiṣṇavas and four servant carriers with him.
  • These helpers remained for the work of collecting and carrying prasādam.

Try this today

Offer to help carry supplies for a devotional gathering.

Ask yourself

How can I cooperate with others in 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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