Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 7.40
Continue Preaching Despite Opposition
“While Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu was passing through Vārāṇasī on His way to Vṛndāvana, the Māyāvādī sannyāsī philosophers blasphemed against Him in many ways.”
What the purport teaches
- While passing through Vārāṇasī on His way to Vṛndāvana, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu was blasphemed by Māyāvādī sannyāsī philosophers.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu faced many Māyāvādī philosophers while preaching Kṛṣṇa consciousness with full vigor.
- The purport describes similar opposition to the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. It credits successful defeat of opposing arguments to Lord Kṛṣṇa's grace.
Try this today
Before sharing a teaching of Kṛṣṇa consciousness today, take a moment to ask for Lord Kṛṣṇa's grace.
Ask yourself
When devotional teachings meet opposition, how can I remember dependence on Lord Kṛṣṇa's grace?
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.