Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 16.94
Giving Credit to Mother Sarasvatī
“My dear sir, I do not know what is good composition and what is bad. But whatever I have spoken must be understood to have been spoken by mother Sarasvatī.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu addressed the paṇḍita as “My dear sir.”
- He said that He did not know what was good composition and what was bad.
- He said that whatever He had spoken must be understood as having been spoken by mother Sarasvatī.
Try this today
Read His reply slowly, noticing both the respectful address and the credit given to mother Sarasvatī.
Ask yourself
What do I notice about the way Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu speaks without claiming credit?
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.