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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 16.77

The Devotees Follow the Lord’s Order

“All the devotees remained with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continuously for four months. Then the Lord ordered them back to Bengal, and therefore they returned.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 16.77, translation

What the purport teaches

  • All the devotees remained continuously with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for four months.
  • At the end of that time, the Lord ordered them to return to Bengal.
  • They returned because He had instructed them to do so.

Try this today

Write one sentence about how the devotees showed obedience in this verse.

Ask yourself

What can you learn from the devotees’ readiness to follow the Lord’s instruction?

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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