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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 14.30

Pray for Eagerness to See the Lord

“Alas! How fortunate this woman is! I pray at her feet that she favor Me with her great eagerness to see Lord Jagannātha.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 14.30, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu called the woman fortunate because of her great eagerness to see Lord Jagannātha.
  • He said that He prayed at her feet, expressing deep appreciation for that eagerness.
  • His prayer was that she favor Him with the same great eagerness to see Lord Jagannātha.

Try this today

Offer one simple prayer today asking for greater eagerness to see Lord Jagannātha.

Ask yourself

Do I regard eagerness to see the Lord as a precious kind of good fortune?

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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