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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 5.109

Seeing Gopāla, the People Offer Respect

“All the townspeople went to see the witness Gopāla, and when they saw the Lord actually standing there, they all offered their respectful obeisances.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 5.109, translation

What the purport teaches

  • All the townspeople went to see the witness Gopāla.
  • They saw the Lord actually standing there.
  • They all offered their respectful obeisances to Him.

Try this today

Offer a respectful bow to Gopāla today.

Ask yourself

What can you learn from the townspeople’s respectful response to Gopāla?

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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