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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 18.28

Leave No One Behind

“Flee this village tonight, and do not allow one person to remain. Take the Deity with you and leave, for the Muslim soldiers will come tomorrow.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 18.28, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The villagers were urged to flee that very night.
  • They were told not to allow even one person to remain.
  • They were instructed to take the Deity with them, because the Muslim soldiers would come the next day.

Try this today

Write down the three parts of the warning: leave tonight, leave no one behind, and take the Deity.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about the instruction to take both everyone and the Deity to safety?

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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