Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 14.28
The Child Argues from a Common Origin
“Fused rice, sweetmeats and all other eatables are but transformations of dirt. This is dirt, that is dirt. Please consider. What is the difference between them?
What the purport teaches
- The child described rice, sweetmeats and all other eatables as transformations of dirt.
- He argued, “This is dirt, that is dirt.”
- He asked His mother to consider what difference there was between them.
Try this today
Write down the child's argument in one sentence, keeping His question about difference in view.
Ask yourself
Does sharing an origin necessarily make two things the same in every way?
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.