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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 15.197

Make Room to Offer Proper Respect

“If all the sannyāsīs came together, it would not be possible for me to pay them proper respects. Therefore I would be an offender.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 15.197, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The speaker says that he could not properly honor all the sannyāsīs if they came together.
  • His concern is to pay each of them proper respects.
  • He considers failing to offer that respect an offense.

Try this today

Review one planned visit and make a small adjustment that will help you welcome your guest attentively.

Ask yourself

Do my arrangements allow me to give each guest proper attention and respect?

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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