Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 9.41
Make Life Successful and Benefit Others
“One who has taken his birth as a human being in the land of India [Bhārata-varṣa] should make his life successful and work for the benefit of all other people.
What the purport teaches
- A person born as a human being in India, Bhārata-varṣa, should make life successful and work for the benefit of others.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu addresses all inhabitants of India, not only Bengalis, although Bengalis have a special duty toward Him because He was born in Bengal.
- The purport presents this instruction as an expression of His magnanimity and states that actual human civilization can be developed in India.
Try this today
Do one concrete act today for another person’s benefit, keeping this instruction in mind.
Ask yourself
How can my efforts to make life successful also benefit other people?
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.