Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 3.147
Conduct Matters More Than High Birth
“Because of blaspheming the cult of Vaiṣṇavism and insulting the devotees for a long time, he now received the results of his offensive activities.”
What the purport teaches
- Rāmacandra Khān had long blasphemed Vaiṣṇavism and insulted devotees. He now received the results of those offensive activities.
- Although Rāvaṇa was born to a brāhmaṇa father, Viśvaśravā, he was called an asura or Rākṣasa because of his offenses against Lord Rāmacandra (Viṣṇu) and Hanumān, a Vaiṣṇava.
- Similarly, Rāmacandra Khān became an asura through his offenses against Haridāsa Ṭhākura and many others. His conduct, rather than any claim of status, determined this description.
Try this today
Review your words today for any insult toward devotees, and choose a respectful way to express yourself instead.
Ask yourself
Do I ever use background or status to excuse disrespectful conduct?
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.