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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 16.258

Large crowds hindered free travel

“Many hundreds of thousands of people came to see Me out of curiosity, and due to such a large crowd I could not travel very freely on the road.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 16.258, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Many hundreds of thousands of people came to see Him.
  • They came out of curiosity.
  • The crowd was so large that He could not travel freely on the road.

Try this today

When sharing a walkway today, leave room for others to move freely.

Ask yourself

How can curiosity lead us to overlook the needs of the person we wish to see?

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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