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Remember Lord Nityānanda’s Festival Pastimes

“Thus I have described the pastimes of Lord Nityānanda Prabhu in relation to the celebrated festival of chipped rice and yogurt.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 6.100, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The author concludes his description of the celebrated festival of chipped rice and yogurt.
  • He identifies these events as the pastimes of Lord Nityānanda Prabhu.
  • The preceding verses describe Lord Nityānanda’s personal distribution of gifts and Raghunātha dāsa’s joyful sharing of food remnants.

Try this today

Reread one of the preceding festival verses and write down one detail you want to remember.

Ask yourself

Which act of giving in this festival account would you like to remember?

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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