Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 17.181
Receive an Opportunity to Serve Humbly
“Therefore Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu willingly requested food from the brāhmaṇa, and the brāhmaṇa, feeling natural humility, began to speak as follows.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu willingly requested food from the brāhmaṇa.
- The brāhmaṇa felt natural humility upon receiving this request.
- With that humility, the brāhmaṇa began to speak.
Try this today
Accept one small opportunity to serve today without drawing attention to yourself.
Ask yourself
When I receive an opportunity to serve, do I respond with humility?
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.