Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 8.1
Offering Respect Amid Criticism
“Let me offer my respectful obeisances to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who reduced His eating due to fear of the criticism of Rāmacandra Purī.”
What the purport teaches
- The author offers respectful obeisances to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu reduced His eating due to fear of Rāmacandra Purī’s criticism.
- The opening verse places this response to criticism within an offering of respect to the Lord.
Try this today
Read the verse slowly and offer respectful obeisances to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Ask yourself
How does this opening offering help me approach the Lord’s response to criticism with respect?
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.