Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 2.90
Scholarship alone does not delight the Lord
“Bhagavān Ācārya took his brother to meet Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, but the Lord, knowing that Gopāla Bhaṭṭācārya was a Māyāvādī philosopher, could not get much happiness from meeting him.”
What the purport teaches
- Bhagavān Ācārya brought his brother to meet Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
- The Lord knew that Gopāla Bhaṭṭācārya was a Māyāvādī philosopher.
- Because of this, the Lord could not derive much happiness from meeting him.
Try this today
Before studying today, pause and express your wish that your learning support pure devotion.
Ask yourself
Am I treating religious learning as an achievement, or as support for devotion?
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.