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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 15.122

A Servant Provides Shade

“While the King and Mukunda dāsa were conversing, a servant brought a fan made of peacock feathers to shade the King’s head from the sun. Consequently he held the fan above the King’s head.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 15.122, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The King and Mukunda dāsa were conversing.
  • A servant brought a fan made of peacock feathers to shade the King’s head from the sun.
  • The servant held the fan above the King’s head.

Try this today

Offer someone one small comfort today, such as shade from the sun.

Ask yourself

How can you notice someone’s need for simple comfort?

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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