Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 16.65
Contradictory Words Suggest an Unintended Meaning
“If someone says, ‘Place this charity in the hand of the husband of the wife of the brāhmaṇa,’ when we hear these contradictory words we immediately understand that the brāhmaṇa’s wife has another husband.
What the purport teaches
- The example asks someone to place charity in the hand of “the husband of the wife of the brāhmaṇa.”
- These contradictory words suggest that the brāhmaṇa’s wife has another husband.
- The listener immediately understands this unintended implication from the wording.
Try this today
Read one sentence you have written today and check whether it suggests an unintended meaning.
Ask yourself
Could my wording lead someone to understand something I did not intend?
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.