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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 6.164

Help Others Return to Their Service

“One of Yadunandana Ācārya’s disciples had been worshiping the Deity but had left that service. Yadunandana Ācārya wanted Raghunātha dāsa to induce the disciple to take up that service again.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 6.164, translation

What the purport teaches

  • One of Yadunandana Ācārya’s disciples had been worshiping the Deity.
  • That disciple had left the service; the verse does not explain why.
  • Yadunandana Ācārya wanted Raghunātha dāsa to persuade the disciple to take up the service again.

Try this today

Offer one practical bit of help to someone returning to a devotional service.

Ask yourself

How could I gently support someone who wants to resume a devotional service?

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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