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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 9.34

Urgent News of a Family’s Arrest

“At that time another person came there in great haste, bringing the news that Vāṇīnātha Rāya and his entire family had been arrested.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 9.34, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Another person arrived in great haste with news of an arrest.
  • Vāṇīnātha Rāya and his entire family had been arrested.
  • This report brought the family’s danger before Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and the devotees.

Try this today

Give your full attention today to someone sharing a difficulty, without interrupting.

Ask yourself

How attentively do I listen when someone brings news of another person’s difficulty?

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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