Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 11.13
Empowered Service and Kindness
“Two devotees of Lord Caitanya named Śrī Rāmadāsa and Gadādhara dāsa always lived with Śrī Vīrabhadra Gosāñi.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Rāmadāsa, later known as Abhirāma Ṭhākura, was one of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu’s twelve cowherd boyfriends. He was formerly Śrīdāmā.
- By Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu’s order, Abhirāma Ṭhākura became a great ācārya and preacher of the Caitanya cult of devotional service.
- Empowered by Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu, he was always in ecstasy and extremely kind to all fallen souls.
Try this today
Offer one concrete act of kindness to someone who is struggling today.
Ask yourself
How can kindness become more visible in my devotional service?
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.