Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.174
Ask Why Opposition Has Stopped
“As a Muslim magistrate, you have the right to oppose the performance of Hindu ceremonies, but now you do not forbid them. I cannot understand the reason why.”
What the purport teaches
- The speaker acknowledges the Muslim magistrate’s right to oppose Hindu ceremonies.
- Yet the magistrate is no longer forbidding those ceremonies.
- The speaker says He does not understand the reason and seeks an explanation.
Try this today
Where a change puzzles you today, ask respectfully for the reason.
Ask yourself
When someone changes their behavior, do I ask why rather than assume I know?
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.