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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 7.136

Give up pride and worship Kṛṣṇa

“Put forth your explanation of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam following in the footsteps of Śrīdhara Svāmī. Giving up your false pride, worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 7.136, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asks for an explanation of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam that follows Śrīdhara Svāmī.
  • He instructs the writer to give up false pride.
  • He directs him to worship Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The instruction joins faithful explanation with humble worship.

Try this today

Offer a short prayer to Kṛṣṇa asking for help to give up false pride.

Ask yourself

How might false pride distract me from worshiping Kṛṣṇa?

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.

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