Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 14.211
The Maidservants Treat the Servants Harshly
“All the maidservants began to beat the Ratha car with sticks, and they treated the servants of Lord Jagannātha almost like thieves.
What the purport teaches
- All the maidservants began to beat the Ratha car.
- They used sticks to strike the car.
- They treated Lord Jagannātha’s servants almost like thieves.
Try this today
Reread the verse and distinguish what the maidservants did to the Ratha car from how they treated the servants.
Ask yourself
How does the phrase “almost like thieves” describe the servants’ treatment?
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.