Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 16.44
Intimate Devotees Seek the Foot Water
“Because of the Lord’s strict order, no living being could take the water. Some of His intimate devotees, however, would take it by some trick.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord’s strict order prevented anyone from taking the water that had washed His feet.
- Some of His intimate devotees nevertheless took it by some trick.
- The verse places the Lord’s restriction alongside His intimate devotees’ eagerness to obtain the water.
Try this today
Reread this verse beside the Lord’s order, noticing both the restriction and the devotees’ eagerness.
Ask yourself
What does their effort to obtain the water suggest about how much they valued it?
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.