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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 7.60

Offer Hospitality with Humility

“Thereafter, with great submission and humility, Vallabha Bhaṭṭa invited Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to dine at his home.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 7.60, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Vallabha Bhaṭṭa invited Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to dine at his home.
  • He offered the invitation with great submission and humility.
  • His invitation gave him an opportunity to serve the Lord through hospitality.

Try this today

Offer someone a simple invitation to share a meal, without pressing them to accept.

Ask yourself

How can I make an invitation an expression of humble service?

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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