Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 15.24
The Supreme Lord Observes Vedic Funeral Rituals
“Friends and relatives came there to pacify Lord Caitanya and His mother. Then Lord Caitanya, even though He was the Supreme Personality of Godhead, executed the rituals for His dead father according to the Vedic system.”
What the purport teaches
- Friends and relatives came to comfort Lord Caitanya and His mother.
- Lord Caitanya was the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- Even so, He performed the rituals for His departed father according to the Vedic system.
Try this today
Offer a brief, gentle message of comfort to someone grieving, if you know someone who is.
Ask yourself
What impresses you about the Supreme Personality of Godhead performing the rituals for His father?
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.