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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 10.101

Give Vaiṣṇavas Warmth and Respect

“Śrī Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī took three baths daily in the Rādhā-kuṇḍa lake. As soon as he found a Vaiṣṇava residing in Vṛndāvana, he would embrace him and give him all respect.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 10.101, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī bathed three times daily in Rādhā-kuṇḍa.
  • Whenever he found a Vaiṣṇava residing in Vṛndāvana, he would embrace him.
  • He gave these Vaiṣṇavas all respect.

Try this today

Offer a warm, respectful greeting to a Vaiṣṇava today, in person or by message.

Ask yourself

How can you express genuine respect when you meet a Vaiṣṇava?

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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