Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 6.56
Respect Expressed Through Personal Service
“You are naturally respectable. Besides, You are a sannyāsī; thus I wish to become Your personal servant.”
What the purport teaches
- Sārvabhauma called the Lord naturally respectable and wished to become His personal servant.
- A sannyāsī is always to be worshiped and offered all kinds of respect by the gṛhasthas, or householders.
- Although older than Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Sārvabhauma respected Him as a sannyāsī and as one on the topmost platform of spiritual ecstasy. He thus accepted the Lord as his master.
Try this today
Read Sārvabhauma’s offer of personal service aloud, reflecting on the humility it expresses.
Ask yourself
Am I willing to offer spiritual respect without making age the deciding factor?
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.