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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 9.37

Pleading for the Lord’s Endangered Servants

“All the members of Rāmānanda Rāya’s family are Your eternal servants. Now they are in danger. It is not befitting for You to be indifferent to them in this way.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 9.37, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The devotees described all members of Rāmānanda Rāya’s family as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s eternal servants.
  • They brought the family’s present danger directly to His attention.
  • They pleaded that indifference toward His servants in danger would not be befitting.

Try this today

Offer a brief prayer to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for someone facing danger or distress.

Ask yourself

Do I remember others in difficulty when I offer my prayers?

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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