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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 2.108

Accept Scripture’s Conclusion Without Agitating Arguments

“You know all the conclusions of the scriptures very well. You create these logical arguments just to agitate me.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 2.108, translation

What the purport teaches

  • One who has thoroughly studied the scriptures cannot hesitate to accept Śrī Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
  • The person addressed knows the conclusions of the scriptures very well.
  • The purport explains that a learned person arguing against this conclusion must be doing so to agitate opponents.

Try this today

Before one discussion today, pause and check whether your intention is to understand or to provoke.

Ask yourself

When discussing scripture, am I seeking understanding or trying to agitate someone?

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.

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