Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 9.39
Recognize What a Request Would Require
“Your opinion is that I should go to the King’s palace and spread My cloth to beg money from him.
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stated what He understood the devotees to be asking.
- Their proposal would have Him go to the King’s palace.
- There He would spread His cloth and beg money from the King.
Try this today
Before making one request today, pause and name the effort or obligation it would place on the other person.
Ask yourself
Before asking someone for help, do I consider what my request would require of them?
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.