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Offer Respect With Great Humility

“When he met Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the Bhaṭṭācārya fell down flat to offer Him respects. After offering various prayers to Him, he spoke of his previous bad disposition with great humility.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 6.240, translation

What the purport teaches

  • On meeting Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the Bhaṭṭācārya fell down flat to offer Him respects.
  • He offered various prayers to the Lord.
  • With great humility, he spoke about his previous bad disposition.

Try this today

Offer a brief prayer today, humbly acknowledging one fault in your disposition.

Ask yourself

Can I acknowledge my past faults without trying to excuse them?

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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