Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 16.45
Hearing Includes Careful Examination
“Satisfied by the statement of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the brāhmaṇa [Keśava Kāśmīrī] explained the quoted verse. Then the Lord said, “Now kindly explain the special qualities and faults in the verse.””
What the purport teaches
- Satisfied by Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s statement, Keśava Kāśmīrī explained the quoted verse.
- The Lord then kindly asked him to explain its special qualities and faults.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu remembered one among a hundred swiftly recited verses. He also immediately made a critical study of its qualities and faults.
Try this today
Read one sentence you have written and identify one strength and one possible fault.
Ask yourself
How can you move beyond remembering words to examining them carefully?
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.