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The Servants Face Chastisement and Ridicule

“When the servants fell down before the lotus feet of the goddess of fortune, they almost fell unconscious. They were chastised and made the butt of jokes and loose language.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 14.134, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The servants fell down before the lotus feet of the goddess of fortune.
  • They almost fell unconscious.
  • They were chastised and made the butt of jokes and loose language.

Try this today

Reread the translation and note both the servants’ condition and the treatment they received.

Ask yourself

Which words show how overwhelming this treatment was for the servants?

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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