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Giving Orders with Great Respect

“Rāmānanda Vasu and Satyarāja Khān were present from Kulīna-grāma, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, with great respect, gave them the following orders.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 14.248, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Rāmānanda Vasu and Satyarāja Khān were present.
  • They were from Kulīna-grāma.
  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu gave them orders with great respect.

Try this today

When making one request today, express it with care and respect.

Ask yourself

How might the Lord’s respectful manner influence the way you ask someone to do something?

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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