Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 13.120
Using Wealth for Viṣṇu’s Satisfaction
“Jagannātha Miśra was an ideal Vaiṣṇava. He was peaceful, restrained in sense gratification, pure and controlled. Therefore he had no desire to enjoy material opulence. Whatever money came because of the influence of his transcendental son, he gave it in charity to the brāhmaṇas for the satisfaction of Viṣṇu.”
What the purport teaches
- Jagannātha Miśra was an ideal Vaiṣṇava: peaceful, pure, controlled and restrained in sense gratification.
- He had no desire to enjoy material opulence.
- Whatever money came through the influence of his transcendental son, he gave in charity to the brāhmaṇas for Viṣṇu’s satisfaction.
Try this today
Before one optional purchase today, pause and consider Jagannātha Miśra’s freedom from the desire to enjoy material opulence.
Ask yourself
How does Jagannātha Miśra’s purpose in giving challenge your own attitude toward money?
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.