Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.256
Resentment Turns Toward Retaliation
“If He again performs such an atrocious act, certainly we shall retaliate and strike Him in turn. What kind of important person is He, that He can check us in this way?”
What the purport teaches
- The students described the Lord’s act as atrocious.
- They threatened to retaliate and strike Him if He acted that way again.
- They questioned His importance and His right to check them.
Try this today
If you feel checked or corrected today, pause before answering and do not respond with a threat.
Ask yourself
When someone checks my behavior, do I consider their correction or think of retaliation?
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.