Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 10.115
Seeking Relief From an Honest Difficulty
“You do not eat it, but they ask me again and again. How long shall I go on cheating them? How shall I be freed from this responsibility?”
What the purport teaches
- Govinda explained that the Lord was not eating the food, while the devotees kept asking about it.
- He asked how long he would have to go on cheating them. His words expressed distress over giving them false answers.
- He asked the Lord how he could be freed from this responsibility.
Try this today
Where you feel pressured to give a reassuring but inaccurate answer, state the actual situation kindly.
Ask yourself
Is there a responsibility I need to discuss openly instead of covering over the difficulty?
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.