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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 16.26

Respect What Has Already Been Clearly Described

“Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura has previously elaborately described this. That which is clear need not be scrutinized for good qualities and faults.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 16.26, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura had already described this elaborately.
  • The author acknowledges that previous description rather than presenting the subject as undescribed.
  • That which is clear need not be scrutinized for good qualities and faults.

Try this today

Reread one clear passage today and note its teaching without making a list of its merits and faults.

Ask yourself

When something has been clearly explained, do you keep searching for qualities and faults?

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.

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