Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 3.8
Restrictions Did Not Stop the Boy’s Visits
“This was intolerable for Dāmodara Paṇḍita. He became greatly unhappy, but there was nothing he could say, for the boy would ignore his restrictions.”
What the purport teaches
- Dāmodara Paṇḍita found the situation intolerable.
- He became greatly unhappy about the boy’s continued visits to the Lord.
- There was nothing he could say, because the boy would ignore his restrictions.
Try this today
Reread the verse and name the feeling it explicitly describes, without adding an explanation for it.
Ask yourself
Can I notice Dāmodara Paṇḍita’s unhappiness without assuming a motive that this verse does not state?
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.