Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.110
The Lord Recalls Being a Cowherd Boy
“When the astrologer was speaking so highly of Him, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stopped him and began to smile. “My dear sir,” He said, “I think you do not know very clearly what I was, for I know that in My previous birth I was a cowherd boy.”
What the purport teaches
- The astrologer speaks very highly of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stops him and begins to smile.
- He tells the astrologer that he does not clearly know His previous birth. The Lord says that He was a cowherd boy.
Try this today
Reread the Lord’s reply aloud, noticing both His smile and His statement about being a cowherd boy.
Ask yourself
What stands out to you about the Lord’s smiling response to the astrologer’s praise?
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.