Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 11.140
Spiritual Seniority Comes Through the Lord’s Favor
“Thus Vāsudeva Datta admitted his inferiority to Mukunda, his younger brother. “Although Mukunda is my junior,” he said, “he first received Your favor. Consequently he became transcendentally senior to me. Besides that, You very much favored Mukunda. Thus he is superior in all good qualities.””
What the purport teaches
- Vāsudeva Datta humbly acknowledged the superiority of Mukunda, his younger brother.
- Although younger in age, Mukunda had received the Lord’s favor first. Vāsudeva therefore regarded him as transcendentally senior.
- Vāsudeva praised Mukunda as superior in all good qualities because the Lord had greatly favored him.
Try this today
Today, acknowledge one good quality in someone younger than you.
Ask yourself
Can I sincerely appreciate the good qualities of someone younger than me?
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.