Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 1.37
Honor and Obey the Six Gosvāmīs
“These six are my instructing spiritual masters, and therefore I offer millions of respectful obeisances unto their lotus feet.”
What the purport teaches
- The author accepts the six Gosvāmīs as his instructing spiritual masters.
- He therefore offers millions of respectful obeisances unto their lotus feet.
- The purport makes obedience to the six Gosvāmīs essential: one should not be recognized as a Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava without it.
Try this today
Offer respectful obeisances to the six Gosvāmīs, reflecting on the importance of obedience to them.
Ask yourself
Does my respect for spiritual instruction include a willingness to obey 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.