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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 16.259

The crowd overwhelmed His place of stay

“Indeed, the crowd was so large that the house and the boundary walls of the house where I stayed were destroyed, and wherever I looked I could see only large crowds.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 16.259, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The crowd around His place of stay was very large.
  • The house and its boundary walls were destroyed.
  • Wherever He looked, He could see only large crowds.

Try this today

At a shared place today, take care not to crowd or damage its surroundings.

Ask yourself

How can you be mindful of a place and its surroundings when joining a crowd?

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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