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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 2.130

Listen Respectfully and Appeal for Favor

“The Lord inquired, “What is your order? For what purpose have you come here?” Paramānanda Purī then submitted his prayer that the Lord show favor to Junior Haridāsa.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 2.130, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Lord asked Paramānanda Purī, “What is your order?”
  • He also asked for what purpose Paramānanda Purī had come.
  • Paramānanda Purī submitted his prayer that the Lord show favor to Junior Haridāsa.

Try this today

Offer one brief prayer today asking the Lord to show favor to someone you are concerned about.

Ask yourself

Can I express concern for another person through a humble request?

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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