Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 12.20
Nityānanda Prabhu Voices His Displeasure
“Śivānanda Sena has not arranged for My residence,” He complained, “and I am so hungry I could die. Because he has not come, I curse his three sons to die.”
What the purport teaches
- Nityānanda Prabhu complained that Śivānanda Sena had not arranged His residence.
- He expressed His intense hunger by saying that He could die.
- Because Śivānanda had not come, He pronounced a curse that Śivānanda’s three sons would die.
Try this today
Follow up on one arrangement that someone is depending on you to make.
Ask yourself
What does this tense moment help me notice about the responsibility of caring for others?
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.