Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 8.133
Let Speech Serve the Lord
“My dear Lord, my tongue is just like a stringed instrument, and You are its player. Therefore I simply vibrate whatever arises in Your mind.”
What the purport teaches
- Rāmānanda Rāya compares his tongue to a stringed instrument.
- He addresses the Lord as the player of that instrument.
- He says that he simply vibrates whatever arises in the Lord’s mind.
Try this today
Before speaking about the Lord today, pause and pray that your words may serve Him.
Ask yourself
How might viewing my tongue as an instrument for the Lord change my attitude toward speaking?
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.