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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 11.238

Watching the Offering to Lord Jagannātha

“After the saṅkīrtana ended, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu watched the offering of flowers to the Lord Jagannātha Deity. Then He and all the Vaiṣṇavas returned to His residence.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 11.238, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The saṅkīrtana came to an end.
  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu watched flowers being offered to the Lord Jagannātha Deity.
  • Then Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and all the Vaiṣṇavas returned to His residence.

Try this today

Pause today to reflect on Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu watching the flower offering to Lord Jagannātha.

Ask yourself

How might you give more attention to an offering made to the Lord?

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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