Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 16.70
Listening for an Explanation of Silence
“But I could not induce this boy to chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa.” Hearing this, Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī began to speak.
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said that He could not induce this boy to chant Kṛṣṇa’s holy name.
- This contrasted with His statement that He had induced the whole world to chant.
- Hearing the Lord’s words, Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī began to speak, offering an explanation in the following verses.
Try this today
Read the next two verses slowly before forming a judgment about the boy’s silence.
Ask yourself
Are you willing to listen when someone offers a different understanding of another person’s behavior?
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.