Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 4.169
Correction Upholds Respectful Etiquette
“Jagā’s advising you is intolerable for Me. Therefore I am chastising him.
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu says that Jagā’s advising Sanātana is intolerable to Him.
- His objection concerns etiquette: Jagā is young, whereas Sanātana is an experienced scriptural authority.
- He explains that this is why He is chastising Jagā, not because Sanātana is less dear to Him.
Try this today
Before offering advice today, pause to consider whether a respectful question would be more appropriate.
Ask yourself
Before advising someone, do I consider their experience and my relationship with them?
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.