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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 4.112

Good Qualities Receive Friendship and Honor

“Sanātana Gosvāmī was dear to everyone because of his exalted qualities and learning. Suitably, therefore, they bestowed upon him mercy, friendship and honor.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 4.112, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Sanātana Gosvāmī was dear to everyone.
  • His exalted qualities and learning were the reasons for their affection.
  • The devotees suitably bestowed upon him mercy, friendship and honor.

Try this today

Express appreciation to one devotee for a good quality you have observed.

Ask yourself

What good quality in a devotee can you sincerely 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.

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