Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 2.91
Pure devotion, not scholarship, pleases the Lord
“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu derives no happiness from meeting one who is not a pure devotee of Kṛṣṇa. Thus because Gopāla Bhaṭṭācārya was a Māyāvādī scholar, the Lord felt no jubilation in meeting him. Nevertheless, because Gopāla Bhaṭṭācārya was related to Bhagavān Ācārya, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu feigned pleasure in seeing him.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu derives no happiness from meeting someone who is not a pure devotee of Kṛṣṇa.
- Because Gopāla Bhaṭṭācārya was a Māyāvādī scholar, the Lord felt no jubilation in meeting him.
- Nevertheless, because Gopāla Bhaṭṭācārya was related to Bhagavān Ācārya, the Lord outwardly showed pleasure in seeing him.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer for pure devotion to Kṛṣṇa rather than satisfaction in your own learning.
Ask yourself
What does this verse teach me to value more than scholarly accomplishment?
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.