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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 25.230

Humble Obeisances and the Lord’s Loving Embrace

“All the other devotees also came and fell down at the Lord’s lotus feet. In return, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu embraced them all with great ecstatic love.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 25.230, translation

What the purport teaches

  • All the other devotees also came to meet the Lord.
  • They fell down at His lotus feet, expressing their reverence.
  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu embraced them all in return with great ecstatic love.

Try this today

Offer respectful obeisances to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu today, remembering His loving embrace of the devotees.

Ask yourself

What does the Lord’s loving response to the devotees’ obeisances help you appreciate?

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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