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Honoring the Lord’s Name and Teacher

“Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī then said, “I understand that Your name is Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya. You are a disciple of Śrī Keśava Bhāratī, and therefore You are glorious.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 7.66, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī recognized the Lord’s name as Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya.
  • He acknowledged that the Lord was a disciple of Śrī Keśava Bhāratī.
  • Because of this discipleship, Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī addressed Him as glorious.

Try this today

Read the translation aloud once, carefully pronouncing Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya and Śrī Keśava Bhāratī.

Ask yourself

Do I notice and honor a person’s relationship with their spiritual teacher?

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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