Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.203
Recognizing Lord Viṣṇu’s Supreme Position
“After hearing all this, I sent all the mlecchas back to their homes. Five or seven nonbelieving Hindus then approached me.
What the purport teaches
- After hearing the reports, the speaker sends all the mlecchas home. Five or seven nonbelieving Hindus then approach him.
- The purport uses pāṣaṇḍī for nonbelievers engaged in fruitive activities and idolatrous worshipers of many demigods.
- Pāṣaṇḍīs do not believe in one God, the Supreme Personality, Lord Viṣṇu. They think all the demigods have the same potency as He.
Try this today
Write down this teaching once today: “Lord Viṣṇu is the Supreme Personality.”
Ask yourself
How clearly do I understand the distinction this purport makes between Lord Viṣṇu and the demigods?
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.