Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 14.114
Respect Meets Loving Affection
“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned to complete external consciousness and immediately offered prayers to them. Then these two elderly gentlemen both embraced the Lord with loving affection.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned to complete external consciousness.
- He immediately offered prayers to the two elderly gentlemen.
- Both gentlemen embraced the Lord with loving affection. Their response joined His respect with their warmth.
Try this today
Offer a respectful greeting to an elder today.
Ask yourself
How can you bring both respect and warmth into your dealings with 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.