Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 7.55
Firm Principles and a Tender Heart
“My dear Lord, I know that You never mix with other sannyāsīs, but please be merciful unto me and accept my invitation.”
What the purport teaches
- An ācārya, a great personality of the Vaiṣṇava school, is very strict in his principles.
- Although as hard as a thunderbolt, he can sometimes be as soft as a rose. He is independent and may sometimes relax his usual policy.
- Lord Caitanya was known never to mix with Māyāvādī sannyāsīs. Yet He granted the brāhmaṇa’s request.
Try this today
Keep one devotional commitment today while being gentle in how you speak to others.
Ask yourself
How does this description help me appreciate both an ācārya’s strictness and tenderness?
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.