Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 8.4
Honor the Pañca-tattva Before Chanting
“Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura and all the other devotees of the Lord. I fall down to offer them respect. I worship their lotus feet.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī teaches us first to offer respect to the Pañca-tattva and the other devotees.
- We must strictly follow this principle by chanting the Pañca-tattva’s names and offering our respects.
- This comes at the beginning of every preaching function, especially before chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.
Try this today
Before chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa today, chant: śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya prabhu-nityānanda śrī-advaita gadādhara śrīvāsādi-gaura-bhakta-vṛnda.
Ask yourself
How can you make offering respect a deliberate part of your chanting?
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.