Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 5.171
Deep Respect for Lord Nityānanda
“After saying this, he danced and sang to his heart’s content, but the brāhmaṇa did not become angry, for he was then serving Lord Kṛṣṇa.”
What the purport teaches
- After speaking, Mīnaketana Rāmadāsa danced and sang to his heart's content. The brāhmaṇa did not become angry, for he was serving Lord Kṛṣṇa.
- Mīnaketana Rāmadāsa was a great devotee of Lord Nityānanda. Guṇārṇava Miśra's behavior indicated that he had no great respect for Lord Nityānanda, which was not at all palatable to Mīnaketana Rāmadāsa.
- The purport compares this to Romaharṣaṇa-sūta's failure to leave the vyāsāsana to offer respect to Lord Baladeva. For this reason, devotees never deprecate the mentality of Mīnaketana Rāmadāsa.
Try this today
Reread the purport and identify the reason devotees do not condemn Mīnaketana Rāmadāsa's mentality.
Ask yourself
How does Mīnaketana Rāmadāsa's devotion to Lord Nityānanda help you understand his response?
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.