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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 15.72

Careful Collection Takes Real Endeavor

“He collects coconuts with great endeavor from a place twenty miles away, and he pays four paṇas each for them.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 15.72, translation

What the purport teaches

  • He collected the coconuts with great endeavor.
  • He brought them from a place twenty miles away.
  • He paid four paṇas for each coconut.

Try this today

Make one small extra effort today to obtain or prepare something carefully for an offering.

Ask yourself

What does this effort to collect coconuts show you about care in service?

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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