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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 7.138

Seek the Lord’s pleasure through an invitation

“Vallabha Bhaṭṭa Ācārya requested Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, “If You are actually pleased with me, please accept my invitation once again.””

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 7.138, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Vallabha Bhaṭṭa Ācārya addresses Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu with a request.
  • He asks the Lord to accept his invitation once again.
  • He connects this request with the Lord’s pleasure, saying, “If You are actually pleased with me.”

Try this today

Before one act of worship today, pause and express your wish to please the Lord.

Ask yourself

How can I make pleasing the Lord central to what I offer?

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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