Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 25.73
The Lord Speaks with Humility
“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued, “You are a great, spiritually advanced personality, and therefore you cannot worship a person like Me. I am far inferior. If you do so, My spiritual power will be diminished, for you are as good as the impersonal Brahman.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu addresses Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī as a great, spiritually advanced personality.
- Presenting Himself as far inferior, He says that such a person should not worship Him.
- He says that receiving this worship would diminish His spiritual power. In this exchange, the Lord speaks with humility rather than claiming honor.
Try this today
Today, acknowledge one person's good qualities without drawing attention to your own.
Ask yourself
How do I respond when someone offers me honor?
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.