Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 4.195
Sanātana’s Sores as a Test
“Kṛṣṇa somehow or other manifested these itching sores on the body of Sanātana Gosvāmī and sent him here to test Me.
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu says that Kṛṣṇa somehow manifested itching sores on Sanātana Gosvāmī’s body.
- He says that Kṛṣṇa sent Sanātana Gosvāmī to Him as a test.
- In the context of His teaching about a devotee’s spiritual body, He does not treat Sanātana Gosvāmī’s sores as grounds for material judgment.
Try this today
If you notice yourself judging a devotee by a bodily condition today, pause and recall the Lord’s teaching about the devotee’s body.
Ask yourself
How might outward discomfort test my willingness to honor a devotee?
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.