Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 7.45
The Lord Is Completely Independent
“This time Lord Caitanya stayed at the house of Candraśekhara, although he was regarded as a śūdra or kāyastha, for the Lord, as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is completely independent.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Caitanya stayed at Candraśekhara’s house although a sannyāsī was not supposed to reside in a śūdra’s house. As the Supreme Personality of Godhead, He is completely independent.
- Candraśekhara was a clerk from a kāyastha family, but the social system regarded him as a śūdra. In Bengal, even many people from other higher castes were considered non-brāhmaṇas.
- Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu did not accept this artificial principle introduced by self-interested men.
Try this today
Notice one assumption you make about someone’s family background, and reconsider it in light of the Lord’s example.
Ask yourself
Do I judge someone’s spiritual standing merely by their family background?
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.