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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 25.257

Empowered to Spread Devotional Service

“In the nineteenth chapter I have described how the Lord returned to Prayāga from Mathurā and empowered Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī to spread devotional service.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 25.257, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The nineteenth chapter describes the Lord’s return to Prayāga from Mathurā.
  • The Lord empowered Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī.
  • This empowerment was for spreading devotional service.

Try this today

Write one sentence recalling whom the Lord empowered and what He empowered him to do.

Ask yourself

What purpose did the Lord give to Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī’s empowerment?

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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