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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 17.19

Sharing the Duties of Service

“The other brāhmaṇa can carry Your cloth and waterpot, and Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya will collect alms and cook for You.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 17.19, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The other brāhmaṇa could carry the Lord's cloth and waterpot.
  • Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya would collect alms for the Lord.
  • Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya would also cook for Him.

Try this today

Take responsibility for carrying needed items or helping with cooking today.

Ask yourself

Which practical duty could you take up to help share the work?

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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