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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 9.78

Keep Material Affairs From Burdening the Lord

“Kindly stay here at Jagannātha Purī. Why should You go to Ālālanātha? Henceforward, no one will approach You about material affairs.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 9.78, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is requested to remain at Jagannātha Purī.
  • The appeal asks why He should go to Ālālanātha.
  • The request includes a promise that no one will approach Him about material affairs.

Try this today

Devote one prayer today entirely to service, without asking for a material outcome.

Ask yourself

How much of my prayer is occupied with material affairs?

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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