Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.44
Sanitary Workers Can Also Become Devotees
“They called for a sweeper [hāḍi], who threw all the items of worship far away and cleansed the place by mopping it with a mixture of water and cow dung.”
What the purport teaches
- A sweeper removed the worship items and cleansed the place with water and cow dung.
- The purport calls people who perform public sanitary work hāḍis. Their work includes removing stool and sweeping streets.
- Although sometimes regarded as untouchable, especially while working, hāḍis also have the right to become devotees.
Try this today
Show respect to a person doing cleaning or sanitation work today, remembering their right to become a devotee.
Ask yourself
Do I ever judge someone’s opportunity for devotion by the work they do?
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.