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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 20.31

Humbly Ask to Be Given Service

“In great humility, considering Himself a conditioned soul of the material world, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu again expressed His desire to be endowed with service to the Lord.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 20.31, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu expressed great humility.
  • In that humility, He considered Himself a conditioned soul of the material world.
  • He again expressed His desire to be endowed with service to the Lord.

Try this today

Pause today and humbly ask the Lord for an opportunity to render service.

Ask yourself

How can you ask for the opportunity to serve with greater humility?

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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