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Kṛṣṇa Benefits the Whole World

“ ‘Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto Lord Kṛṣṇa, who is the worshipable Deity for all brahminical men, who is the well-wisher of cows and brāhmaṇas, and who is always benefiting the whole world. I offer my repeated obeisances to the Personality of Godhead, known as Kṛṣṇa and Govinda.’

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 13.77, translation

What the purport teaches

  • This prayer is quoted from the Viṣṇu Purāṇa.
  • Lord Kṛṣṇa is the worshipable Deity for all brahminical men and the well-wisher of cows and brāhmaṇas.
  • He is always benefiting the whole world. The prayer offers repeated obeisances to the Personality of Godhead, known as Kṛṣṇa and Govinda.

Try this today

Read this prayer aloud once, offering respectful obeisances to Kṛṣṇa and Govinda.

Ask yourself

How does remembering Kṛṣṇa as the world’s well-wisher shape my prayer?

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.

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