Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 1.83
Reverence Meets the Lord’s Affection
“Seeing the Lord, Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī fell flat in the courtyard to offer obeisances. The Lord slapped him mildly in love and spoke as follows.”
What the purport teaches
- Seeing the Lord, Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī fell flat in the courtyard to offer obeisances.
- The Lord slapped him mildly in love. The translation explicitly describes this gesture as affectionate.
- Rūpa Gosvāmī’s reverence and the Lord’s affection frame the intimate exchange that follows.
Try this today
Offer one respectful bow to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu today.
Ask yourself
How can Rūpa Gosvāmī’s offering of obeisances inspire your own reverence?
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.