Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 10.43
Everyone Is a Servant of God
“This is Pradyumna Miśra, who is chief of all Vaiṣṇavas. He is a great servitor of Jagannātha, and his name is Dāsa.
What the purport teaches
- Pradyumna Miśra is introduced as chief of all Vaiṣṇavas and a great servitor of Jagannātha. His name is Dāsa.
- In Orissa, most brāhmaṇas use the title Dāsa, although elsewhere the word is generally understood to refer to those other than brāhmaṇas.
- Actually, everyone is dāsa because everyone is a servant of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In this sense, the bona fide brāhmaṇa has first claim to this designation.
Try this today
Pause today and reflect: “I am a servant of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”
Ask yourself
How might remembering that everyone is a servant of the Supreme Personality of Godhead affect your view of yourself?
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.