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Care for Those in Renounced Life

“Eventually two brāhmaṇas in the renounced order arrived from Bengal, and Mādhavendra Purī, who liked them very much, kept them in Vṛndāvana and gave them all kinds of comforts.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 4.103, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Two brāhmaṇas in the renounced order arrived from Bengal.
  • Mādhavendra Purī liked them very much and kept them in Vṛndāvana.
  • He gave them all kinds of comforts.

Try this today

Offer one simple comfort, such as a meal or a place to rest, to someone in the renounced order.

Ask yourself

How can you show practical care for someone in the renounced order?

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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