Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.168
Śāstra Must Be Correct for All Time
“After hearing these statements by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the Kazi, his arguments stunned, could not put forward any more words. Thus, after due consideration, the Kazi accepted defeat and spoke as follows.”
What the purport teaches
- After hearing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the Kazi could offer no further argument. After due consideration, he accepted defeat.
- The purport questions the claim that an unlimited God should have only one son rather than unlimited sons.
- A śāstra cannot change at a person’s whim. It must be free from the four defects of human nature, and its statements must be correct for all time.
Try this today
Write down the purport’s standard for śāstra: freedom from human defects and correctness for all time.
Ask yourself
Am I willing to reconsider my position carefully when I cannot answer a sound argument?
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.