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One in Their Desire to Deliver Everyone

“The supreme desire to deliver the entire world meets in the two of Them, and for that reason also They are one and the same.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 5.150, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Lord Jagannātha and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu share the supreme desire to deliver the entire world.
  • Their desire to deliver everyone is another reason They are described as one and the same.
  • The scope of Their desire is the whole world, not merely one country or group of people.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly, giving special attention to the words “the entire world.”

Ask yourself

How does Their desire to deliver the entire world broaden your concern for others?

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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