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Follow Directions with Care

“According to the Deity’s directions, the priest found the pot of sweet rice behind the cloth curtain. He removed the pot and mopped up the place where it had been kept. He then went out of the temple.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 4.131, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Following the Deity’s directions, the priest found the pot of sweet rice behind the cloth curtain.
  • He removed the pot and mopped the place where it had been kept.
  • He completed this careful work before going out of the temple.

Try this today

After completing one service today, clean the place you used.

Ask yourself

Do you give attention to small details when carrying out a service?

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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