Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 1.211
Transcendental Words Depend on the Lord’s Empowerment
“Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī said, “I do not know anything. The only transcendental words I can utter are those which Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu makes me speak.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī says that he knows nothing independently. He speaks only the transcendental words Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu makes him speak.
- A writer dealing with transcendental subjects is not an ordinary writer or translator. Empowerment by the Supreme Personality of Godhead makes such writing effective.
- Materialistic poetry cannot describe the Lord’s transcendental pastimes or the conclusions of devotional service. Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī therefore warns beginners not to hear from a non-Vaiṣṇava.
Try this today
Read these words of Rūpa Gosvāmī slowly, remembering that he credits the Lord rather than himself.
Ask yourself
What does Rūpa Gosvāmī’s humility teach me about receiving transcendental knowledge?
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.