Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 9.44
Wealth Is Not Required to Help Others
“I am merely a gardener. I have neither a kingdom nor very great riches. I simply have some fruits and flowers that I wish to utilize to achieve piety in My life.
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu presents Himself as a gardener without a kingdom or great riches. He wishes to use His fruits and flowers to achieve piety.
- By presenting Himself as not very rich, He shows that one need not be wealthy or opulent to work for humanity’s welfare.
- Rich people may take pride in distributing food, but grain production is completely in God’s hands. Without rain and grain, their wealth could not enable them to distribute food.
Try this today
Use one resource you already have to help someone today, without taking pride in the gift.
Ask yourself
Am I waiting for greater wealth before using what I already have to help others?
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.