Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 10.23
Honoring the Lord and His Confidential Servant
“When Kāśī Miśra heard the proposal, he said, “I am very fortunate that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the Lord of all prabhus, will stay at my home.””
What the purport teaches
- Kāśī Miśra feels very fortunate that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu will stay in his home. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself, Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
- A pure Vaiṣṇava is addressed as prabhu. Prabhupāda means that many prabhus take shelter under that person’s lotus feet.
- The spiritual master is Lord Viṣṇu’s confidential servant and representative, guiding neophyte Vaiṣṇavas. Therefore the spiritual master is honored as respectfully as the Lord and addressed as Oṁ Viṣṇupāda or Prabhupāda.
Try this today
Write a brief note explaining how the titles Prabhu and Prabhupāda express respect.
Ask yourself
How does understanding the spiritual master as the Lord’s confidential servant deepen my 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.