Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.52
Do Not Misrepresent a Devotee’s Worship
“You have made Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura appear to have been worshiping the goddess Bhavānī. Simply for this offense, you will have to fall down into hellish life for ten million births.
What the purport teaches
- The Lord condemned making Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura appear to have worshiped the goddess Bhavānī. He declared that this offense would bring hellish life for ten million births.
- The purport condemns tantric bhavānī-pūjā practiced with the desire to drink wine and eat meat.
- Such practices should not be considered equal to worship of Lord Kṛṣṇa in devotional service. The purport describes both these activities and their results as hellish.
Try this today
Before repeating a claim about someone’s worship today, check whether you actually know it to be true.
Ask yourself
Am I careful to represent a devotee’s worship truthfully?
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.