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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 15.1

A Simple Offering Can Awaken Devotion

“I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of Lord Caitanya because simply by offering a flower at His lotus feet even the most ardent materialist becomes a devotee.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 15.1, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The author offers respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of Lord Caitanya.
  • Simply offering a flower at His lotus feet can make a person a devotee.
  • Even the most ardent materialist can become a devotee through this offering.

Try this today

Today, offer a flower to Lord Caitanya with respectful obeisances.

Ask yourself

How does this verse encourage you to make a simple offering to Lord Caitanya?

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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