Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 17.79
The Independent Lord Raises the Lowly
“You have made me Your carrier Garuḍa, although I am no better than a condemned crow. Thus You are the independent Personality of Godhead, the original Lord.
What the purport teaches
- Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya said the Lord had made him His carrier Garuḍa.
- Yet he considered himself no better than a condemned crow.
- He recognized the Lord as the independent Personality of Godhead, the original Lord.
Try this today
Reflect for one minute on an opportunity to serve, regarding it as the Lord’s favor rather than your own achievement.
Ask yourself
How does this contrast between a crow and Garuḍa express humility and the Lord’s favor?
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.