Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 5.55
Welcome Others With Respect
“Pradyumna Miśra went to Rāmānanda Rāya, who offered him respectful obeisances and said, “Please order me. For what purpose have you come?””
What the purport teaches
- Pradyumna Miśra goes to Rāmānanda Rāya as instructed.
- Rāmānanda Rāya welcomes him by offering respectful obeisances.
- By saying, “Please order me,” and asking why he has come, Rāmānanda Rāya shows his readiness to serve.
Try this today
Welcome someone respectfully today and ask how you can help.
Ask yourself
How can I receive someone with greater respect and readiness to help?
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.