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A Fortunate Dog Returns to Godhead

“A dog accompanied Śivānanda Sena and the devotees, and that dog was so fortunate that after seeing the lotus feet of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, it was liberated and went back home, back to Godhead.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 1.140, translation

What the purport teaches

  • A dog accompanied Śivānanda Sena and the devotees.
  • The dog was fortunate to see the lotus feet of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
  • After seeing His lotus feet, the dog was liberated and went back home, back to Godhead.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly and reflect for one minute on the dog’s liberation.

Ask yourself

What strikes you about the good fortune received by this dog?

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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