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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 3.148

Honor Mother Through Willing Service

“My dear mother, wherever you ask Me to stay I shall stay, and whatever you order I shall execute.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 3.148, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Lord addresses His mother affectionately as “My dear mother.”
  • He offers to stay wherever she asks Him to stay.
  • He promises to carry out whatever she orders, expressing His willingness to serve her.

Try this today

Ask your mother or someone who has cared for you what small help they would appreciate today.

Ask yourself

How can I express respect through a willingness to listen and help?

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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