Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 18.215
Responding to the Lord with Respect
“At Soro-kṣetra, the Lord requested the Sanoḍiyā brāhmaṇa and Rājaputa Kṛṣṇadāsa to return home, but with folded hands they began to speak as follows.”
What the purport teaches
- At Soro-kṣetra, the Lord spoke to the Sanoḍiyā brāhmaṇa and Rājaputa Kṛṣṇadāsa.
- He requested that they return home.
- They folded their hands and began to speak in reply.
Try this today
Before replying to a request today, pause and choose respectful words.
Ask yourself
How can you bring the respect shown by their folded hands into your own responses?
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.