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Respectful Obeisances to the Absolute Truth

“ ‘I offer my respectful obeisances to the Absolute Truth, the summum bonum. He is the all-pervasive, all-increasing subject matter for the great yogīs. He is changeless, and He is the soul of all.’

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 24.72, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The prayer offers respectful obeisances to the Absolute Truth, the summum bonum.
  • He is all-pervasive and all-increasing, the subject matter for the great yogīs.
  • He is changeless and the soul of all. This prayer is quoted from the Viṣṇu Purāṇa.

Try this today

Read the prayer slowly and offer respectful obeisances to the Absolute Truth.

Ask yourself

Which quality of the Absolute Truth in this prayer most draws your attention?

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.

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