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Offering Respect Before Reciting

“One day Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya came before Caitanya Mahāprabhu and, after offering obeisances, began to recite a verse.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 6.259, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya came before Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
  • He first offered obeisances.
  • After offering obeisances, he began to recite a verse.

Try this today

Offer obeisances before reciting a verse today.

Ask yourself

How can you approach your recitation with respect?

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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