Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 20.144-146
Honor the Lord, devotees, and spiritual master
“So that my desires may be fulfilled, I place the lotus feet of these personalities on my head: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, with Lord Nityānanda, Advaita Ācārya and Their devotees, as well as Śrī Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī, Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī, Śrī Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, who is my spiritual master, and Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī places the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Lord Nityānanda, Advaita Ācārya, and Their devotees on his head.
- He also honors Śrī Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī, Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī, Śrī Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, and Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī, seeking the fulfillment of his desires.
- The purport explains that Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī was his instructing spiritual master. He is therefore described as śrī-guru.
Try this today
Before reading today, pause to offer respect to the Lord and devotees named in this verse.
Ask yourself
How does the author's honoring of his instructing spiritual master shape your understanding of gratitude?
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.