Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 5.3
Offer Respect to the Devotees
“I offer my respectful obeisances unto Advaita Prabhu, the ocean of mercy, and to all the devotees, such as Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, Gadādhara Paṇḍita, Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī and Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī.”
What the purport teaches
- The speaker offers respectful obeisances to Advaita Prabhu, calling Him an ocean of mercy.
- His respectful obeisances extend to all the devotees.
- He names Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, Gadādhara Paṇḍita, Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī and Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī among those devotees.
Try this today
Read the names in this verse slowly and offer respectful obeisances to the devotees.
Ask yourself
How can I make my expression of respect for the devotees more attentive?
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.