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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 6.231

Help Another Seek the Lord’s Instruction

“The next day, Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī submitted to Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, “Raghunātha dāsa has this to say at Your lotus feet.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 6.231, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The next day, Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī brought Raghunātha dāsa’s request to Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
  • He introduced the request as something Raghunātha dāsa wished to say at the Lord’s lotus feet.
  • Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī helped Raghunātha dāsa’s desire for guidance reach the Lord.

Try this today

Offer to help someone express a question about devotional practice, keeping their meaning intact.

Ask yourself

How carefully do I listen when someone asks for help seeking spiritual guidance?

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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