Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 4.111
Respect Opens the Way to Mercy
“The Lord asked Sanātana Gosvāmī to offer obeisances to all the devotees in a way that befitted each one. Thus He introduced Sanātana Gosvāmī to them all, just to make him an object of their mercy.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord asked Sanātana Gosvāmī to offer obeisances to all the devotees.
- He was to offer respect in a way that befitted each devotee.
- The Lord introduced Sanātana Gosvāmī to them just to make him an object of their mercy.
Try this today
Offer respectful obeisances to a devotee today, keeping this instruction in mind.
Ask yourself
How can you offer thoughtful respect while remaining receptive to devotees’ mercy?
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.