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Offering Respects to All Devotees

“Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu offered respects to all the devotees present from Navadvīpa and other towns, speaking to them as follows.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 3.188, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu offered respects to all the devotees present.
  • The devotees had come from Navadvīpa and other towns.
  • He offered them respects before addressing them.

Try this today

Offer a respectful greeting to a devotee today.

Ask yourself

How can I show respect to every devotee present, not only those I know?

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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