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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 12.1

Honor the Real Followers

“The followers of Śrī Advaita Prabhu were of two kinds. Some were real followers, and the others were false. Rejecting the false followers, I offer my respectful obeisances to Śrī Advaita Ācārya’s real followers, whose life and soul was Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 12.1, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The followers of Śrī Advaita Prabhu were of two kinds: real followers and false followers.
  • The author rejects the false followers and offers respectful obeisances to the real followers.
  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was the life and soul of Śrī Advaita Ācārya’s real followers.

Try this today

Offer respectful obeisances to Śrī Advaita Ācārya’s real followers, remembering their devotion to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Ask yourself

What would it mean to make Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu my life and soul?

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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