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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 12.126

The Lord Identifies the Actions

“This person from Bengal has washed My feet within the temple of the Personality of Godhead. Not only that, but he has drunk the water himself.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 12.126, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Lord said that the person from Bengal had washed His feet.
  • This had taken place within the temple of the Personality of Godhead.
  • The Lord also pointed out that the person had drunk the water himself.

Try this today

Before acting in a place of worship today, pause to consider the conduct appropriate there.

Ask yourself

Do I consider the setting as well as the action when thinking about proper conduct?

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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