Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 2.65
The servant cares for the master
“I think that Nṛsiṁhadeva could not eat anything today, and therefore He is fasting. If the master fasts, how can the servant live?”
What the purport teaches
- Pradyumna Brahmacārī thought that Nṛsiṁhadeva had received nothing to eat that day.
- He therefore spoke of Nṛsiṁhadeva as fasting, expressing concern for his worshipable Lord.
- His question, “If the master fasts, how can the servant live?” shows how deeply the servant’s life is bound to the master’s service.
Try this today
Before your meal today, pause to remember Pradyumna Brahmacārī’s concern that the Lord be served.
Ask yourself
What does this concern reveal about seeing yourself as the Lord’s servant?
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.