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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 6.84

Welcoming Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

“Lord Nityānanda offered Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu a place and had Him sit down. Then together the two brothers began eating chipped rice.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 6.84, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Lord Nityānanda offered Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu a place.
  • He had Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sit down.
  • The two brothers then began eating chipped rice together.

Try this today

Offer someone a comfortable place to sit today, remembering Lord Nityānanda’s welcome.

Ask yourself

What can you learn from the care Lord Nityānanda showed in offering a place?

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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