Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 1.112
Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Great Shyness
“When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ordered Rūpa Gosvāmī to read the verse they had previously heard, Rūpa Gosvāmī, because of great shyness, did not read it but instead remained silent.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ordered Rūpa Gosvāmī to read the verse they had previously heard.
- Rūpa Gosvāmī felt great shyness about reading it.
- Because of that shyness, he remained silent rather than reciting the verse.
Try this today
Give a shy person time to respond today without judging their silence.
Ask yourself
How might this account help you understand someone who is too shy to speak?
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.