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A Clean Altar and Satisfied Hearts

“Thus everyone who saw the beauty of the cave, with the tulasī plant on a clean altar, was astonished and satisfied at heart.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 3.231, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The cave was beautiful, with a tulasī plant on a clean altar.
  • Everyone who saw this beauty was astonished.
  • Those who saw it were also satisfied at heart.

Try this today

Clean one small area where you read or chant today.

Ask yourself

What does the clean altar in this scene invite me to notice about caring for a devotional space?

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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