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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 1.228

Pause to Consider Advice

“That night the Lord considered Sanātana Gosvāmī’s proposal that He should not go to Vṛndāvana followed by so many people.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 1.228, translation

What the purport teaches

  • That night, the Lord considered Sanātana Gosvāmī’s proposal.
  • The proposal concerned His journey to Vṛndāvana.
  • Sanātana Gosvāmī had suggested that He should not go followed by so many people.

Try this today

Take a quiet moment tonight to reconsider one piece of advice you have received.

Ask yourself

Do you give thoughtful attention to advice before continuing with a plan?

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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