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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 4.151

Sanātana Voices His Concern About Offenses

“I came here for my benefit,” he said, “but I see that I am getting just the opposite. I am unfit to render service. I simply commit offenses day after day.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 4.151, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Sanātana Gosvāmī said that he had come for his own benefit.
  • He felt that he was receiving the opposite of what he had hoped for.
  • He described himself as unfit to render service and as committing offenses day after day.

Try this today

Identify one part of your service in which you can act more carefully today.

Ask yourself

When you reflect on your service, can you honestly acknowledge where greater care is needed?

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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