Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 6.234
Learn your duty and how to serve
“You may learn from him what your duty is and how to discharge it. I do not know as much as he.
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu directs Raghunātha dāsa to learn his duty from Svarūpa Dāmodara.
- The guidance includes both what his duty is and how to discharge it.
- By saying, “I do not know as much as he,” the Lord humbly emphasizes Svarūpa Dāmodara’s guidance.
Try this today
Write down one question about how to carry out a devotional duty, and ask someone who can guide you.
Ask yourself
Do I seek guidance about how to carry out my duty, as well as what it is?
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.