Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 6.217
Support for Devotees Without Other Means
“Thus it is a custom for all time that a devotee who has no other means of support stands at the Siṁha-dvāra gate to receive alms from the servants.”
What the purport teaches
- A devotee who had no other means of support would stand at the Siṁha-dvāra gate.
- There, the devotee received alms from the servants.
- The verse describes this provision for unsupported devotees as a custom for all time.
Try this today
Ask a devotee whether someone without support needs help obtaining a meal today.
Ask yourself
Am I attentive to devotees who have no other means of support?
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.