Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 7.105
Pure Devotee Association Awakens Understanding
“Dear Sir, by Your influence our minds are greatly satisfied, and we believe that Your words will never be unreasonable. Therefore You may speak on the Vedānta-sūtra.”
What the purport teaches
- Spiritual advancement enables a person to influence an audience. Association with a pure devotee helps one understand devotional service.
- The sannyāsīs were fortunate to meet the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the form of a devotee. By His influence, their minds became greatly satisfied.
- A perfectly advanced spiritualist speaks truthfully, meaningfully and in agreement with the Vedic version. Convinced about Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s personality, they wanted to hear His explanation of Vedānta philosophy.
Try this today
Spend a few minutes attentively reading a pure devotee’s explanation of devotional service.
Ask yourself
Am I seeking spiritual understanding through the association and words of pure devotees?
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.