Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 5.34
Respect Expressed Through Service
“After these talks, the two brāhmaṇas started for home. As usual, the young brāhmaṇa accompanied the elderly brāhmaṇa as if the older brāhmaṇa were a guru [spiritual master] and rendered him service in various ways.”
What the purport teaches
- After their talks, the two brāhmaṇas started for home together.
- As usual, the younger brāhmaṇa accompanied the elderly brāhmaṇa as if he were a spiritual master.
- The younger brāhmaṇa rendered him service in various ways.
Try this today
Help an elderly person with one small task today.
Ask yourself
How can you express respect through practical service?
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.