Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 4.174
Do Not Neglect or Judge the Body
“Even if your body were material, I still could not neglect it, for the material body should be considered neither good nor bad.
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu tells Sanātana Gosvāmī that, as a Vaiṣṇava, his body is spiritual rather than material.
- Sanātana Gosvāmī should not judge that body in terms of superior or inferior material qualities.
- Even if the body were material, the Lord would not neglect it. A sannyāsī should see no distinction between a good body and a bad body.
Try this today
Offer one small act of care today without judging the recipient’s bodily appearance.
Ask yourself
Do bodily judgments ever lead me to neglect someone who deserves care?
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.