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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 14.7

Serving the Lord With Care and Skill

“As Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu lay on the raised platform with His eyes closed in ecstatic love and emotion, the King very expertly began to massage His legs.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 14.7, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu lay on a raised platform with His eyes closed.
  • He was absorbed in ecstatic love and emotion.
  • The King very expertly began to massage His legs.

Try this today

Give one small act of service your full care and attention today.

Ask yourself

What does the King’s careful service invite you to notice about how you serve?

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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