Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 4.221
Devotional Conduct Follows Scripture
“He also compiled the Hari-bhakti-vilāsa, from which we can understand the standard behavior of a devotee and the full extent of a Vaiṣṇava’s duty.”
What the purport teaches
- Hari-bhakti-vilāsa teaches the standard behavior of a devotee and the full extent of a Vaiṣṇava’s duty. Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī originally compiled it.
- Gopāla Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī later produced a shortened version and added the Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā. The work contains many quotations from the sātvata scriptures and strictly follows the Vedic scriptures.
- The purport contrasts this pure scriptural guidance with the attitude of karmīs. Their attachment to the world and material activities leads them to oppose pure Vaiṣṇava understanding.
Try this today
Identify one attachment that may influence your choices, and write a question about it to explore through scriptural guidance.
Ask yourself
Am I willing to let scriptural guidance shape my conduct rather than simply follow my attachments?
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.