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Great Effort to Carry Out Gopāla’s Orders

“After receiving the transcendental orders of Gopāla, this great personality traveled thousands of miles just to collect sandalwood by begging.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 4.180, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Mādhavendra Purī received the transcendental orders of Gopāla.
  • To carry out those orders, he traveled thousands of miles.
  • He made this journey just to collect sandalwood by begging.

Try this today

Take one concrete step today toward a devotional service you have been postponing.

Ask yourself

How willing am I to make an effort when devotional service is inconvenient?

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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