Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 14.88
Perfect Knowledge Needs No Education
“The brāhmaṇa replied, “If your son is a transcendental mystic boy with self-effulgent perfect knowledge, what is the use of your education?””
What the purport teaches
- The brāhmaṇa in Jagannātha Miśra’s dream told him that his son was not an ordinary human being.
- A transcendental person would possess self-effulgent, perfect knowledge.
- The brāhmaṇa therefore questioned the need to educate Him.
Try this today
Write one sentence explaining why the brāhmaṇa said that such a transcendental person would not need education.
Ask yourself
How does self-effulgent, perfect knowledge differ from knowledge gained through education?
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.