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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 16.152

Serving the Lord Through Practical Arrangements

“In each and every village, in compliance with the King’s order, government officers constructed new houses and filled each of them with stocks of grain. Thus they served the Lord.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 16.152, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Government officers acted in compliance with the King’s order.
  • In each and every village, they constructed new houses and filled them with stocks of grain.
  • Through these arrangements for shelter and food, they served the Lord.

Try this today

Help with one small task of preparing food or arranging a place for devotional service.

Ask yourself

What practical arrangement could you help with as service to the Lord?

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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