Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 4.158
Pride Can Overestimate Our Competence
“Jagā [Jagadānanda Paṇḍita] is only a new boy, but he has become so proud that he thinks himself competent to advise a person like you.
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu describes Jagā, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita, as only a new boy.
- The Lord says that pride has made him think himself competent to advise Sanātana Gosvāmī.
- The correction concerns the gap between Jagadānanda’s experience and the standing of the person he advises.
Try this today
In one conversation today, listen carefully instead of immediately offering advice.
Ask yourself
Do I sometimes mistake confidence for the competence to advise others?
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.