Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 3.12
Concern About the Lord’s Reputation
“You are known as Gosāñi [teacher or ācārya], but now talk about Your attributes and reputation will spread throughout the city of Puruṣottama. How Your position will be impaired!”
What the purport teaches
- Dāmodara Paṇḍita addressed the Lord as Gosāñi, meaning teacher or ācārya.
- He warned that talk about the Lord’s attributes and reputation would spread throughout Puruṣottama.
- He feared that the Lord’s position would be impaired. In context, this warning forms part of his impudent speech.
Try this today
If you need to express a concern today, state it without threatening someone with what others might say.
Ask yourself
Can concern about reputation make my words unnecessarily harsh?
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.