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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 18.86

The Wish to Serve a Vaiṣṇava

“I belong to the Rājaputa caste, and my home is just on the other side of the river Yamunā. But I wish to be the servant of a Vaiṣṇava.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 18.86, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Kṛṣṇadāsa said that he belonged to the Rājaputa caste.
  • He explained that his home was just across the river Yamunā.
  • He expressed his wish to be the servant of a Vaiṣṇava.

Try this today

Offer one small act of help to a Vaiṣṇava today.

Ask yourself

Do I share Kṛṣṇadāsa’s wish to serve a Vaiṣṇava?

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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