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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 7.38

Care for the Lord’s Belongings

“When, along the way, You fall unconscious in ecstatic love of Godhead, who will protect Your belongings — the waterpot, garments and so forth?”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 7.38, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The question anticipates the Lord falling unconscious along the way in ecstatic love of Godhead.
  • At such times, His waterpot and garments would need protection.
  • The speaker expresses concern about who will care for those belongings.

Try this today

Offer to watch over someone’s belongings while they are occupied.

Ask yourself

How can practical care express my desire to serve?

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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