Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 2.155
Hearing Without Seeing Leads to a Guess
“No one could see him, but they could hear him singing in a sweet voice. Therefore all the devotees, headed by Govinda, made this guess.”
What the purport teaches
- The devotees could not see Haridāsa.
- They could nevertheless hear him singing in a sweet voice.
- The devotees, headed by Govinda, offered a guess about his condition. The account distinguishes their experience from their explanation.
Try this today
Write down one observation from today, then separately write any guess you made about it.
Ask yourself
Do I sometimes treat an explanation as certain when it is only a guess?
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.