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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 5.19

Service Eases Another Person's Burden

“Even my own son does not render such service. By your mercy, I did not become fatigued while on this tour.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 5.19, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The older man said that even his own son did not render such service.
  • He credited the younger man's mercy for keeping him from becoming fatigued.
  • The younger man's assistance had made the tour less tiring for him.

Try this today

Take on one small task that would ease another person's fatigue.

Ask yourself

What help could I offer to make someone else's day less tiring?

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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