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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 23.103

Share Scriptures and Restore Holy Places

“O Sanātana, you should broadcast the revealed scriptures on devotional service and excavate the lost places of pilgrimage in the district of Mathurā.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 23.103, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu instructed Sanātana to broadcast the revealed scriptures on devotional service.
  • He also asked Sanātana to excavate the lost places of pilgrimage in the district of Mathurā.
  • Sanātana’s service thus included both spreading scriptural teachings and recovering places of pilgrimage.

Try this today

Share one teaching from this batch with someone who is interested in devotional service.

Ask yourself

How can I help make teachings on devotional service more accessible to someone?

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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