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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 12.179

Serve With Care and Sweet Words

“Gopīnātha Ācārya also brought first-class food and offered it to Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya while speaking sweet words.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 12.179, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Gopīnātha Ācārya brought first-class food for Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya.
  • He personally offered the food to Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya.
  • He accompanied his offering with sweet words, joining thoughtful service with kind speech.

Try this today

Offer someone food today and accompany it with a few sincere, kind words.

Ask yourself

How can my words make an act of service more caring?

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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