Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 4.184
The Lord Cares Like a Father
“My dear Haridāsa and Sanātana, I think of you as My little boys, to be maintained by Me. The maintainer never takes seriously any faults of the maintained.
What the purport teaches
- The Lord regards Haridāsa and Sanātana as His little boys, to be maintained by Him.
- A father who maintains his child does not take the child’s faults seriously.
- The purport explains that even when the faults are real, the father does not mind them.
Try this today
Respond patiently to one small fault in someone you care for today.
Ask yourself
How might fatherly affection change the way I respond to someone’s faults?
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.