Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 3.4-5
Daily Respect and Intimacy with the Lord
“The boy came daily to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and offered Him respectful obeisances. He was free to talk with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu because the Lord was his life and soul, but the boy’s intimacy with the Lord and the Lord’s mercy toward him were intolerable for Dāmodara Paṇḍita.”
What the purport teaches
- The boy came daily to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and offered Him respectful obeisances.
- He spoke freely with the Lord because the Lord was his life and soul.
- Dāmodara Paṇḍita found the boy’s intimacy with the Lord and the Lord’s mercy toward him intolerable.
Try this today
Offer respectful obeisances to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu today, remembering how dear He was to the boy.
Ask yourself
What does the boy’s combination of respect and closeness to the Lord help me appreciate?
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.