Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 12.49
Avoid Contradictions in Understanding the Lord
“Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu instructed Kamalākānta, “You are a bāuliyā, one who does not know things as they are. Why do you act in this way? Why do you invade the privacy of Advaita Ācārya and damage His religious principles?”
What the purport teaches
- Kamalākānta Viśvāsa asked Mahārāja Pratāparudra to pay Advaita Ācārya’s three-hundred-rupee debt while also declaring Him an incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- The purport calls this contradictory: an incarnation of the Supreme Godhead cannot be indebted to anyone in this material world.
- Caitanya Mahāprabhu is never satisfied by such a contradiction, called rasābhāsa, or overlapping of one humor with another. He rebuked Kamalākānta for invading Advaita Ācārya’s privacy and damaging His religious principles.
Try this today
Reread the contradiction identified in the purport and write one sentence explaining why it is a contradiction.
Ask yourself
What does this correction teach me about speaking carefully on spiritual matters?
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.