Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.71
The Lord Removes an Offense
“After this incident the Lord blessed Haridāsa Ṭhākura and vanquished the offense of His mother at the home of Advaita Ācārya.”
What the purport teaches
- On the mahā-prakāśa day, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu embraced Haridāsa Ṭhākura and revealed that he was an incarnation of Prahlāda Mahārāja.
- Śacīmātā thought Advaita Ācārya had persuaded Viśvarūpa to take sannyāsa. Her accusation against Him was an offense at His lotus feet.
- Lord Caitanya induced His mother to take the dust of Advaita Ācārya’s lotus feet. In this way her vaiṣṇava-aparādha, or offense against a devotee, was nullified.
Try this today
Pause before making an accusation today, and reconsider any assumption behind it.
Ask yourself
Am I blaming a devotee on the basis of an assumption?
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.