Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 4.227-228
Respect Devotees to Know Lord Caitanya
“Advaita Ācārya, Lord Nityānanda, Śrīvāsa Paṇḍita, Gadādhara Paṇḍita, Svarūpa Dāmodara, Murāri Gupta, Haridāsa Ṭhākura and all the other devotees of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya — bowing down with devotion, I hold their lotus feet on my head.”
What the purport teaches
- The author bows with devotion to the devotees of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya and holds their lotus feet on his head.
- He teaches us to offer respectful obeisances to all such pure confidential devotees of Lord Caitanya.
- If we truly want to know Lord Caitanya, we must offer these devotees our respect.
Try this today
Read the devotees’ names in the translation and offer them a respectful bow.
Ask yourself
How can I approach Lord Caitanya’s pure confidential devotees with greater respect?
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.