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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 14.58

Remaining Close in Service

“Then Rāmānanda Rāya returned home, and Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī and Govinda lay down in front of the door to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s room.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 14.58, translation

What the purport teaches

  • After Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu lay down, Rāmānanda Rāya returned home.
  • Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī and Govinda lay down in front of His room’s door.
  • They remained nearby while the Lord was in the inner room.

Try this today

Make yourself available today for one small task that supports someone you serve.

Ask yourself

How can simply being available become a practical act of service?

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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