Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.155
Discuss Religious Questions Through Scripture
“The Kazi replied, “As You have Your scriptures called the Vedas and Purāṇas, we have our scripture, known as the holy Koran.”
What the purport teaches
- The Kazi names the Vedas and Purāṇas as the Lord’s scriptures and the holy Koran as his own.
- Chand Kazi agrees to discuss the question with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu on the strength of scripture.
- The purport explains that quotations from the Vedas establish a Vedic argument, while quotations from the Koran authorize Muslim arguments. The Kazi turns to his scriptures to address the question of cow-killing and bull-killing.
Try this today
Choose one religious teaching you are studying and read the scriptural passage used to support it.
Ask yourself
When discussing a religious teaching, do I look for its scriptural basis?
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.