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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 11.59

Firmly Accepting Guidance Brings Happiness

“Mahārāja Pratāparudra took the Bhaṭṭācārya’s advice and firmly decided to follow his instructions. Thus he felt transcendental happiness.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 11.59, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Mahārāja Pratāparudra accepted the Bhaṭṭācārya’s advice.
  • He firmly decided to follow the instructions he had received.
  • Through this firm decision, he felt transcendental happiness.

Try this today

Choose one devotional instruction you have received and take a small step toward following it today.

Ask yourself

Do I receive devotional guidance with a firm intention to follow it?

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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