Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 3.66
The Worshipable Lord Teaches Pure Devotion
“Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is always the most worshipable Deity of the demigods, including Lord Śiva and Lord Brahmā, who came in the garb of ordinary men, bearing love for Him. He instructs His own pure devotional service to His own devotees. Will He again be the object of my vision?”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is always the most worshipable Deity of the demigods, including Lord Śiva and Lord Brahmā.
- These demigods came in the garb of ordinary men, bearing love for Him. He teaches His own pure devotional service to His devotees.
- The prayer longs to see Him again. The purport identifies it as coming from the Stava-mālā of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.
Try this today
Offer a short prayer to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asking to learn His pure devotional service.
Ask yourself
How does this prayer encourage your desire to learn pure 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.