Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 9.15
An Appeal Based on Devotional Service
“Bhavānanda Rāya and his entire family are your servants. Therefore it is quite fitting for You to save the son of Bhavānanda Rāya.”
What the purport teaches
- The people described Bhavānanda Rāya and his entire family as servants of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
- They appealed to the family’s relationship of service to the Lord.
- On that basis, they said it was fitting for Him to save Bhavānanda Rāya’s son.
Try this today
Read the appeal slowly, pausing over the words “your servants” to reflect on a relationship of service to the Lord.
Ask yourself
What does the people’s appeal reveal about how they understood this family’s relationship with the Lord?
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.