Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.167
Knowledge Must Withstand Reason and Argument
“There are many mistakes and illusions in your scriptures. Their compilers, not knowing the essence of knowledge, gave orders that were against reason and argument.”
What the purport teaches
- The speaker identifies many mistakes and illusions in the scriptures being discussed.
- Their compilers are described as not knowing the essence of knowledge.
- Their orders are criticized as being against reason and argument.
Try this today
Reread the verse and identify its three criticisms: mistakes and illusions, lack of essential knowledge, and unreasonable orders.
Ask yourself
Do I examine whether a religious instruction is supported by knowledge and sound reasoning?
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.