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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 19.25

An Accusation of Destruction and Disruption

“By killing many living entities, your elder brother has destroyed all Bengal. Now here you are destroying all my plans.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 19.25, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The speaker accuses the elder brother of killing many living entities.
  • He describes this killing as having destroyed all Bengal.
  • He also accuses the person he addresses of destroying all his plans.

Try this today

Before carrying out one plan today, consider whether it could harm another living being.

Ask yourself

How might my actions affect living beings and the plans of others?

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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