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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 15.196

Carefully Arranging a Month of Invitations

“The other eight sannyāsīs will accept invitations for two days each. In this way there will be engagements for each and every day during the entire month.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 15.196, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would visit Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya for five days, and Paramānanda Purī Gosvāmī for five days.
  • Svarūpa Dāmodara would visit for four days, and the other eight sannyāsīs for two days each.
  • In this way, invitations would fill all thirty days of the month.

Try this today

Set aside a specific time today to arrange one act of hospitality.

Ask yourself

How can careful planning help me make room to serve others?

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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