Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 2.125
Leave Useless Talk and Attend to Duties
“You should all tend to your respective engagements. Give up this useless talk. If you speak this way again, I shall go away, and you will no longer see Me here.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked everyone to attend to their respective engagements.
- He told the devotees to give up this useless talk rather than continue their appeals.
- He warned that if they spoke this way again, He would leave, and they would no longer see Him there.
Try this today
Set aside one unhelpful conversation today and return to a task that needs your attention.
Ask yourself
Is any unhelpful discussion drawing me away from my duties?
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.