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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 21.77

Kṛṣṇa Descends to Remove Earth’s Burden

“ ‘Whatever burden was upon the earth You have taken away by descending to that planet.’

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 21.77, translation

What the purport teaches

  • They acknowledged that the earth had carried a burden.
  • They declared that Kṛṣṇa had taken that burden away.
  • He had removed it by descending to the earth.

Try this today

Offer a brief prayer thanking Kṛṣṇa for descending to relieve the earth’s burden.

Ask yourself

What appreciation arises as you consider Kṛṣṇa’s removal of the earth’s burden?

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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