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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 4.237

Speak for the Devotees’ Satisfaction

“Therefore after offering obeisances to the devotees, for their satisfaction I shall speak without hesitating.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 4.237, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The author first offers obeisances to the devotees.
  • He intends to speak for their satisfaction.
  • With this purpose, he will speak without hesitating.

Try this today

Today, offer respects to the devotees before reading, remembering their satisfaction.

Ask yourself

How might respect for devotees shape the way you speak?

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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