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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 25.191

Remembering Care, Rejecting Harm

“Hussain Khān replied, “Subuddhi Rāya has maintained me very carefully. He was just like a father to me,” he said. “Now you are asking me to kill him. This is not a very good proposal.””

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 25.191, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Hussain Khān remembered that Subuddhi Rāya had maintained him very carefully.
  • He described Subuddhi Rāya as being just like a father to him.
  • He objected to his wife’s request to kill Subuddhi Rāya, saying that it was not a very good proposal.

Try this today

Recall one person who has cared for you and write down a specific kindness you received.

Ask yourself

How might remembering someone’s care help you resist a harmful proposal against them?

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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