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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 3.200

The Assembly Rejects the Threatening Challenge

“All the members of the assembly who had heard the challenge were greatly agitated, and they got up, making a tumultuous sound. Hiraṇya and Govardhana Majumadāra both immediately chastised the brāhmaṇa tax collector.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 3.200, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Everyone in the assembly who hears the challenge becomes greatly agitated.
  • The members rise, making a tumultuous sound.
  • Hiraṇya and Govardhana Majumadāra immediately chastise the brāhmaṇa tax collector.

Try this today

If a conversation becomes insulting today, calmly ask that it return to respectful speech.

Ask yourself

What does the assembly’s reaction show about the seriousness of Gopāla Cakravartī’s words?

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.

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