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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.336

Kṛṣṇa Personally Encourages Worship

“In Dvāpara-yuga the people’s occupational duty was to worship the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa. Therefore Lord Kṛṣṇa, appearing in a blackish body, personally induced people to worship Him.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 20.336, translation

What the purport teaches

  • In Dvāpara-yuga, people’s occupational duty was to worship the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa.
  • Lord Kṛṣṇa appeared in a blackish body.
  • He personally encouraged people to worship Him.

Try this today

Take a quiet moment today to offer your respect to Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet.

Ask yourself

How does knowing that Kṛṣṇa personally encourages worship affect your desire to worship Him?

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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