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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 13.7

Preparing Comfort with Care

“He acquired some fine cloth and colored it with red oxide. Then he filled it with cotton from a śimula tree.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 13.7, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Jagadānanda Paṇḍita acquired fine cloth for the bedding he was preparing.
  • He colored the cloth with red oxide.
  • He filled it with cotton from a śimula tree, preparing a remedy for the Lord’s discomfort.

Try this today

Give careful attention to one small task that makes someone more comfortable today.

Ask yourself

What can you learn from the attention Jagadānanda Paṇḍita gave to this practical task?

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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