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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 9.110

Friendship Grows Through Constant Association

“Constantly associating with each other, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa gradually developed a friendly relationship. Indeed, sometimes they laughed and joked together.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 9.110, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa constantly associated with each other.
  • Through this association, they gradually developed a friendly relationship.
  • Sometimes they laughed and joked together.

Try this today

Spend a few warm, attentive minutes with a devotional friend today.

Ask yourself

How can I allow devotional friendship to grow gradually through shared time?

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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