Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 3.153
Space offered as a reason to leave
“You might go to the house of a milkman, for the cowshed is spacious, whereas the space here in the Durgā-maṇḍapa is insufficient because You have many followers with You.”
What the purport teaches
- The servant suggested that Lord Nityānanda go to a milkman’s house.
- He described the cowshed as spacious and the Durgā-maṇḍapa as too small for Lord Nityānanda’s many followers.
- In context, the explanation about space was part of the message directing Lord Nityānanda elsewhere.
Try this today
Review one practical reason you give today for declining someone’s request, and make sure it is sincere.
Ask yourself
How can you distinguish a genuine practical limitation from an excuse to avoid welcoming someone?
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.