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Returning Home at the Lord’s Direction

“In this way the Lord spent the four months of the rainy season in various pastimes, and then He ordered the Bengali devotees to return to their homes.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 12.65, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Lord spent four months of the rainy season in various pastimes.
  • These months included activities with His devotees, festival observances, and their offerings of food.
  • After this period, He ordered the Bengali devotees to return to their homes.

Try this today

Reflect briefly on a recent time of devotional association, then attend carefully to one responsibility at home.

Ask yourself

How do you respond when a cherished time of devotional association comes to an end?

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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