Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 3.157
Disrespect Expressed Through an Order
“Rāmacandra Khān ordered the servant to dig up the dirt in the place where Nityānanda Prabhu had sat.”
What the purport teaches
- Rāmacandra Khān ordered a servant to dig up the dirt where Nityānanda Prabhu had sat.
- His order targeted the very place Nityānanda Prabhu had occupied.
- After Lord Nityānanda’s departure, Rāmacandra Khān continued to act disrespectfully rather than reconsidering his conduct.
Try this today
Before giving one instruction today, check that it does not ask someone to act disrespectfully.
Ask yourself
Do my instructions to others ever express or spread disrespect?
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.