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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 12.102

Receiving and Sharing Water From His Feet

“The water that fell from the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was drunk by someone who hid himself. Someone else begged for that water, and another person was giving that water in charity.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 12.102, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Someone hid himself and drank the water that fell from the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
  • Someone else begged for that water.
  • Another person gave that water in charity.

Try this today

Reread the translation and name its three actions: drinking, begging and giving.

Ask yourself

What do these actions show me about how the devotees valued this water?

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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