Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 22.117
The items of regulative serviceWorship what belongs to Him
“(10) One should worship dhātrī trees, banyan trees, cows, brāhmaṇas and devotees of Lord Viṣṇu. (11) One should avoid offenses against devotional service and the holy name.
What the purport teaches
- One should worship dhātrī trees, banyan trees, cows, brāhmaṇas and devotees of Lord Viṣṇu.
- This worship completes the first ten items in the beginning of devotional service.
- The eleventh item is to avoid offenses while rendering devotional service and chanting the holy names.
Try this today
Dhātrī trees, banyan trees, cows, brāhmaṇas and devotees of Lord Viṣṇu. Water a tulasī or a tree today, or feed an animal, or honour an elder devotee.
Ask yourself
Do I treat the Lord's property as His, or as mine?
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.