Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 16.51
Ask to Learn With Humility
“Taking a humble position, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “Because I am not on your level, I have asked you to teach Me by explaining the faults and good qualities in your poetry.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took a humble position.
- He said that He was not on the poet's level and asked the poet to teach Him.
- He requested an explanation of both the faults and the good qualities in the poetry.
Try this today
Ask someone to teach you one thing today, and listen without claiming to know it already.
Ask yourself
Can I humbly ask someone to explain both strengths 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.