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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 16.69

Ask About Duty and Its Practice

“As in the previous year, one of the inhabitants of Kulīna-grāma submitted a petition to the Lord, saying, “My Lord, kindly tell me what my duty is and how I should execute it.””

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 16.69, translation

What the purport teaches

  • One inhabitant of Kulīna-grāma submitted a petition to the Lord, as in the previous year.
  • He asked the Lord to tell him what his duty was.
  • He also asked how he should carry out that duty, seeking guidance about both responsibility and practice.

Try this today

Write down one sincere question about your devotional duty and how to practice it.

Ask yourself

What would you like to understand more clearly about your duty and how to carry it out?

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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