Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.204
The Complainants Question Saṅkīrtana
“Coming to me, the Hindus complained, ‘Nimāi Paṇḍita has broken the Hindu religious principles. He has introduced the saṅkīrtana system, which we never heard from any scripture.
What the purport teaches
- The Hindus complain that Nimāi Paṇḍita has broken Hindu religious principles.
- They identify His introduction of the saṅkīrtana system as their concern.
- They say they have never heard of this system from any scripture. This is their complaint, not an established conclusion.
Try this today
Before rejecting an unfamiliar religious practice today, pause to distinguish what you know from what you have not heard.
Ask yourself
Do I mistake something unfamiliar to me for something without scriptural support?
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.