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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 19.100

Loving Associates Sing and Care

“Both Svarūpa Dāmodara and Rāmānanda Rāya sang to the Lord, who danced and enjoyed happiness until the morning arrived. Then the Lord’s two associates devised a plan to bring Him to external consciousness.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 19.100, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Svarūpa Dāmodara and Rāmānanda Rāya sang to the Lord.
  • The Lord danced and enjoyed happiness until morning arrived.
  • His two associates then devised a plan to bring Him to external consciousness. Their singing was accompanied by attentive care.

Try this today

Offer one small act of attentive care to someone today.

Ask yourself

What can you learn from the associates’ attention to the Lord?

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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