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Offer with Faith, Love, and Care

“With faith and love, you should offer eight soft tulasī flowers, each with two tulasī leaves, one on each side of each flower.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 6.297, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Lord instructed Raghunātha dāsa to make the offering with faith and love.
  • He specified eight soft tulasī flowers.
  • Each flower was to have two tulasī leaves, one on each side.

Try this today

Give careful attention to one small detail in your devotional service today, remembering faith and love.

Ask yourself

How can attention to small details express faith and love in your 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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