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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 22.125

Serve Those Dear to Kṛṣṇa

“Tadīya means the tulasī leaves, the devotees of Kṛṣṇa, the birthplace of Kṛṣṇa (Mathurā), and the Vedic literature Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Kṛṣṇa is very eager to see His devotee serve tulasī, Vaiṣṇavas, Mathurā and Bhāgavatam.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 22.125, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Tadīya means tulasī leaves, the devotees of Kṛṣṇa, Mathurā, and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Kṛṣṇa is very eager to see His devotee serve them.
  • The twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth items are serving tulasī and serving the Vaiṣṇavas.
  • The twenty-ninth item is living in Mathurā, Lord Kṛṣṇa’s birthplace. The thirtieth is reading Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam regularly.

Try this today

Read a short passage from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam today.

Ask yourself

How can I make reading Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam a regular part of my life?

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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