Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 12.36
A Claim of Discipleship Is Not Enough
“The Lord ordered Govinda, “From today on, do not allow that bāuliyā Kamalākānta Viśvāsa to come here.””
What the purport teaches
- The Lord ordered Govinda not to allow Kamalākānta Viśvāsa into His presence because he had become a bāuliyā.
- The bāuliyās, or bāulas, are one of thirteen unauthorized sects that pass as followers of Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
- The purport explains that these groups claim to belong to Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s disciplic succession, although the Lord actually rejected them.
Try this today
Note today that a claim to belong to Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s disciplic succession does not by itself establish acceptance by Him.
Ask yourself
What distinction does this purport make between claiming to follow the Lord and being accepted by Him?
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.