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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 13.124

Receive Sacred Gifts with Reverent Care

“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu gave the garland and betel to Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa, who accepted them as a worshipable Deity and preserved them very carefully.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 13.124, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu gave the garland and betel to Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa.
  • Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa accepted these gifts as a worshipable Deity.
  • He preserved them very carefully, expressing his reverence through his care.

Try this today

Carefully clean or arrange one item you use in worship today.

Ask yourself

How can your care for items used in worship express reverence?

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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