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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 10.6

Offer Respect and Ask Forgiveness

“I offer my obeisances unto them as a token of respect. I request them not to consider my offenses.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 10.6, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The author offers his obeisances to the devotees.
  • These obeisances are offered as a token of respect.
  • He humbly requests that they not consider his offenses.

Try this today

Offer a respectful bow to the devotees and ask them not to consider your offenses.

Ask yourself

How can humility deepen the respect you offer to devotees?

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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