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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 4.159

Serving Daily until the Task Is Complete

“Now just grind all the sandalwood together with the camphor and then smear the pulp on the body of Gopīnātha daily until it is finished.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 4.159, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Gopāla instructed Mādhavendra Purī to grind all the sandalwood together with the camphor.
  • The resulting pulp was to be smeared on the body of Gopīnātha.
  • This service was to be performed daily until the pulp was finished.

Try this today

Give a few attentive minutes today to a regular devotional task, following its instructions carefully.

Ask yourself

How carefully do you attend to both the details and the completion of a devotional task?

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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