Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 16.25
From Scholarly Pride to Surrender
“Then Lord Caitanya married Viṣṇupriyā, the goddess of fortune, and thereafter He conquered a champion of learning named Keśava Kāśmīrī.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Caitanya married Viṣṇupriyā, the goddess of fortune, and afterward defeated the champion scholar Keśava Kāśmīrī.
- Keśava Kāśmīrī traveled throughout India and came to Navadvīpa to challenge its learned scholars. There he was defeated by the boy scholar Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
- Later he understood that Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and surrendered to Him. He became a pure Vaiṣṇava in the sampradāya of Nimbārka.
Try this today
Pause today to reflect on Caitanya Mahāprabhu as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as Keśava Kāśmīrī came to understand.
Ask yourself
How does Keśava Kāśmīrī’s surrender change the way you view his defeat?
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.