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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 13.87

Careful Protection Requires Steady Presence

“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied, “My dear Govinda, you should stay with Me always. There is danger anywhere and everywhere; therefore you should protect Me very carefully.””

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 13.87, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked Govinda to stay with Him always.
  • He said that danger exists anywhere and everywhere.
  • He therefore asked Govinda to protect Him very carefully, emphasizing continued vigilance in service.

Try this today

Choose one responsibility involving another person’s well-being and give it careful attention today.

Ask yourself

Where might greater steadiness and care improve your service to someone?

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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