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Honor Advaita Ācārya and Gadādhara Paṇḍita

“Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto Advaita Ācārya, who is very merciful, and also to that great personality Gadādhara Paṇḍita, the learned scholar.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 8.3, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The author offers respectful obeisances to Advaita Ācārya.
  • Advaita Ācārya is described as very merciful.
  • The author also honors Gadādhara Paṇḍita as a great personality and learned scholar.

Try this today

Offer respects to Advaita Ācārya and Gadādhara Paṇḍita, remembering the qualities named here.

Ask yourself

How can remembering these qualities deepen the respect you offer?

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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