Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 18.49
The Fisherman Describes His Frightening Experience
“As I tried to release the net, I touched the body, and as soon as I touched it, a ghost entered my heart.
What the purport teaches
- The fisherman tried to release the net after his frightening discovery.
- While doing so, he touched the body.
- He said that a ghost entered his heart as soon as he touched it. This is the fisherman’s account of his experience.
Try this today
Reread this verse today and distinguish the action the fisherman describes from his explanation of what followed.
Ask yourself
How can you listen carefully to someone’s fear without immediately accepting their explanation?
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.