Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 19.230
The Lord Yields to Devotees’ Affection
“ ‘Again let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead. O my Lord, I offer my obeisances hundreds and thousands of times with all affection because by Your personal pastimes You plunge the gopīs into an ocean of nectar. Appreciating Your opulence, devotees generally declare that You are always subjugated by their feelings.’
What the purport teaches
- This prayer from the Dāmodarāṣṭaka, in the Padma Purāṇa, offers respectful obeisances to the Supreme Personality of Godhead with deep affection.
- Through His personal pastimes, the Lord plunges the gopīs into an ocean of nectar.
- Devotees appreciate His opulence yet declare that He is always subjugated by their feelings.
Try this today
Offer one respectful obeisance to the Lord today, taking a moment to express your affection.
Ask yourself
How might affection deepen the way you offer respect to the Lord?
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.