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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 13.36

Seek good association and offer respect

“When you reach Mathurā, you should remain with Sanātana Gosvāmī and offer respectful obeisances to the feet of all the leading men there.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 13.36, translation

What the purport teaches

  • On reaching Mathurā, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita was to remain with Sanātana Gosvāmī.
  • He was also instructed to offer respectful obeisances at the feet of all the leading men there.
  • The Lord’s guidance joined close association with Sanātana Gosvāmī to respectful conduct toward others.

Try this today

Offer a respectful greeting to someone who guides your devotional practice.

Ask yourself

How can I seek devotional guidance while also honoring 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.

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