Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 1.196
Humbly Acknowledge One’s Fallen Condition
“We two are millions and millions of times inferior to Jagāi and Mādhāi. We are more degraded, fallen and sinful than they.
What the purport teaches
- The two speakers describe themselves as millions and millions of times inferior to Jagāi and Mādhāi.
- They call themselves more degraded, fallen and sinful.
- Their words acknowledge their own faults rather than claim a higher position.
Try this today
Privately acknowledge one fault today without comparing yourself favorably with anyone else.
Ask yourself
Can I acknowledge my own faults without trying to appear better than others?
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.