Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 11.68
Caring for Arriving Devotees
“All of them have already arrived on the bank of Lake Narendra and are waiting there. I desire residential quarters and prasādam arrangements for them.”
What the purport teaches
- The devotees had arrived on the bank of Lake Narendra and were waiting. Gopīnātha Ācārya requested residential quarters and prasādam arrangements for them.
- Narendra is a small lake in Jagannātha Purī where the Candana-yātrā festival takes place.
- The purport describes Bengali devotees bathing in this lake when visiting the Jagannātha temple. They wash their hands and feet there before entering the temple.
Try this today
Ask a visiting devotee whether they need help with lodging or prasādam.
Ask yourself
How attentive am I to the practical needs of visiting devotees?
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.