Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 12.72
Prestige Cannot Excuse Opposition to Caitanya Mahāprabhu
“Be he a learned scholar, a great ascetic, a successful householder or a famous sannyāsī, one who is against the cult of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is destined to suffer the punishment meted out by Yamarāja.”
What the purport teaches
- Being a learned scholar or a great ascetic does not exempt one from this warning.
- Neither success as a householder nor fame as a sannyāsī provides an exemption.
- Anyone in these positions who opposes the devotional movement of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is destined to suffer punishment from Yamarāja.
Try this today
Name one achievement you take pride in, and remind yourself that it cannot excuse opposition to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s movement.
Ask yourself
Do I place more trust in learning, achievement, or reputation than in my attitude toward Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?
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.