Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 19.74
Loving Attendance Restrains the Lord
“Out of fear of Śaṅkara, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu could neither leave His room nor rub His lotuslike face against the walls.”
What the purport teaches
- Out of fear of Śaṅkara, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu could not leave His room.
- He also could not rub His lotuslike face against the walls.
- Śaṅkara’s attentive presence thus kept the Lord from the injuries described in the surrounding account.
Try this today
Offer a few minutes of undistracted company to someone who needs care.
Ask yourself
How can attentive presence be a form of loving service?
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.