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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 18.73

Devotion Expressed Through Practical Care

“The devotees removed His wet undergarment and replaced it with a dry one. Then, laying the Lord on an outer cloth, they cleaned the sand from His body.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 18.73, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The devotees removed the Lord’s wet undergarment and replaced it with a dry one.
  • They laid the Lord on an outer cloth.
  • They cleaned the sand from His body, attending carefully to His immediate condition.

Try this today

Perform one simple act of care today, such as providing a clean cloth or helping clean something that is needed.

Ask yourself

How can simple acts of care become part of my devotional 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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