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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 11.79

Practical Work Supports the Festival

“In this way varieties of prasādam were collected, then packed up in different loads and carried on the heads of the four servants.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 11.79, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Varieties of prasādam were collected according to Svarūpa Dāmodara’s arrangement.
  • The collected prasādam was packed into different loads.
  • The four servants carried those loads on their heads, helping bring the prasādam for the festival.

Try this today

Help pack or carry one load of supplies for a devotional meal or gathering.

Ask yourself

Do I value practical tasks such as packing and carrying as opportunities to help?

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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