Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 17.31
Seeing everyone as a servant of Kṛṣṇa
“While the Lord was bathing and murmuring the Gāyatrī mantra, the elephants came before Him. The Lord immediately splashed some water on the elephants and asked them to chant the name of Kṛṣṇa.”
What the purport teaches
- While bathing and murmuring the Gāyatrī mantra, the Lord splashed water on the elephants and asked them to chant Kṛṣṇa’s name.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was the Supreme Personality of Godhead playing the part of a very great, advanced devotee.
- On the mahā-bhāgavata platform, the devotee makes no distinction between friends and enemies. He sees everyone as a servant of Kṛṣṇa.
Try this today
Bring one person you find difficult to mind and reflect that this person, too, is a servant of Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
How might seeing others as servants of Kṛṣṇa change your attitude toward someone you find difficult?
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.