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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.83

Responding to the Lord’s Disapproval

“Because Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was repeatedly glancing at this valuable woolen blanket, Sanātana Gosvāmī could understand that the Lord did not approve of it. He then began to consider a way to give it up.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 20.83, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu repeatedly glanced at the valuable woolen blanket.
  • Sanātana Gosvāmī understood that the Lord did not approve of it.
  • He began considering a way to give up the blanket.

Try this today

Identify one possession you could do without, and consider a practical way to give it up.

Ask yourself

Am I willing to reconsider something I value when it does not please the Lord?

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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