Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 10.89
Devotional Training Transforms Behavior
“The people in general on the western side of India were neither intelligent nor well behaved, but by the influence of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and Sanātana Gosvāmī they were trained in devotional service and good behavior.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and Sanātana Gosvāmī very kindly taught devotional service in western India. Through their influence, people were trained in devotional service and good behavior.
- Following in their footsteps, propagators of the Caitanya cult spread the saṅkīrtana movement in Western countries. They also teach the principles of Vaiṣṇava behavior, purifying and reforming many people.
- The purport describes devotees in Western countries giving up illicit sex, intoxication, meat-eating and gambling. This change in habits is part of their training in devotional behavior.
Try this today
Review the four habits named in the purport and choose one concrete way to avoid supporting them today.
Ask yourself
How can your daily behavior better support your devotional practice?
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.