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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 1.22

Teaching Devotional Service Through Personal Behavior

“For eighteen continuous years, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu remained at Jagannātha Purī and, through His personal behavior, instructed all living entities in the mode of devotional service.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 1.22, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu remained at Jagannātha Purī for eighteen continuous years.
  • Through His personal behavior, He instructed all living entities.
  • His instruction showed the mode of devotional service.

Try this today

Choose one action today that puts your intention to serve the Lord into practice.

Ask yourself

What does teaching through personal behavior invite you to consider about your own conduct?

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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