Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 8.39
Saintly Outreach Exists to Benefit Others
“It is the general practice of all saintly people to deliver the fallen. Therefore they go to people’s houses, although they have no personal business there.
What the purport teaches
- Saintly people visit homes to deliver the fallen, not to pursue personal business. A sannyāsī’s real purpose is to enlighten each household by preaching Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
- Rūpa Gosvāmī and Sanātana Gosvāmī voluntarily left their positions as ministers and accepted a mendicant’s life. They did so to humbly preach Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s message and deliver fallen souls.
- Those engaged in the missionary work of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement are not actually beggars. They work hard to introduce literature so that people can read and benefit.
Try this today
Offer an interested person a short passage from a book about Kṛṣṇa consciousness to read.
Ask yourself
How can you share Kṛṣṇa consciousness for another person’s benefit rather than your own gain?
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.