Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 7.113
Offer Prayers and Obeisances to the Lord
“When Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu came to the holy place known as Kūrma-kṣetra, He saw the Deity and offered prayers and obeisances.”
What the purport teaches
- At Kūrma-kṣetra, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw the Deity and offered prayers and obeisances.
- Kūrma-sthāna is a well-known place of pilgrimage with a temple of Kūrmadeva. When Śrīla Rāmānujācārya understood that the kūrma-mūrti was a form of Lord Viṣṇu, he instituted very gorgeous worship.
- The temple inscriptions describe instructions that gave people devotional service to Lord Viṣṇu. Such service could elevate them to liberation in the spiritual world and to the lotus feet of the Lord.
Try this today
Take a quiet moment today to offer a prayer and bow respectfully to the Lord.
Ask yourself
How can I bring greater attention and reverence to offering prayers?
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.