Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 20.152
The Audience Makes the Labor Successful
“I decorate my head with the dust of the lotus feet of my audience. Now you have all drunk this nectar, and therefore my labor is successful.”
What the purport teaches
- The author honors his audience by decorating his head with the dust of their lotus feet.
- He describes their receiving this narration as drinking nectar.
- Because the audience has drunk this nectar, he considers his labor successful.
Try this today
Today, thank someone with whom you have read or heard devotional teachings.
Ask yourself
How can the author’s gratitude help me value those who receive devotional teachings?
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.