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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 16.58

Making Hospitality a Regular Service

“All the chief devotees, headed by Candraśekhara [Ācāryaratna], used to extend invitations to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu periodically.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 16.58, translation

What the purport teaches

  • All the chief devotees extended invitations to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
  • These devotees were headed by Candraśekhara [Ācāryaratna].
  • They offered their invitations periodically, making this hospitality a repeated activity.

Try this today

Choose a day to invite someone to share food offered to the Lord or a devotional gathering.

Ask yourself

How can I make devotional hospitality a regular part of my life?

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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