Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 10.1
Devotee Association Can Deliver Even Animals
“Let me repeatedly offer my respectful obeisances unto the beelike devotees who always taste the honey of the lotus feet of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. If even a doggish nondevotee somehow takes shelter of such devotees, he enjoys the aroma of the lotus flower.”
What the purport teaches
- The devotees always taste the honey of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s lotus feet. Even a nondevotee who takes shelter of them can enjoy the lotus flower’s aroma.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s saṅkīrtana movement is so strong that even a doglike nondevotee can gradually become a devotee through a devotee’s association.
- The dog who followed Śrīla Śivānanda Sena was liberated, as were cats and dogs in Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura’s household. Even animals are delivered through the association of a pure devotee.
Try this today
Spend a few minutes today hearing from a devotee of Lord Caitanya.
Ask yourself
How does this teaching strengthen your hope in the power of devotee association?
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.