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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 8.30

Appreciation Encourages a Meeting

“Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya spoke of your good qualities, and he made a great endeavor to convince Me to meet you.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 8.30, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya had spoken of the listener’s good qualities.
  • He had made a great endeavor to encourage the meeting.
  • The speaker acknowledged how strongly Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya had urged Him to meet the person before Him.

Try this today

Tell someone one genuine good quality you appreciate in another person.

Ask yourself

How can speaking sincerely about someone’s good qualities encourage others to appreciate 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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