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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 5.18

Recognizing the Help We Receive

“The older man told the younger, “You have rendered various types of service to me. You have assisted me in traveling to all these places of pilgrimage.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 5.18, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The older man acknowledged the younger man's service.
  • The younger man had rendered various types of service, not just one kind of help.
  • He had assisted the older man in traveling to all the places of pilgrimage.

Try this today

Thank someone today for a specific way they have assisted you.

Ask yourself

Whose practical help have I received without fully acknowledging it?

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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