Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 4.87
The Body Is Another’s Property
“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then said to Haridāsa Ṭhākura, “My dear Haridāsa, please hear Me. This gentleman wants to destroy another’s property.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked Haridāsa Ṭhākura to listen to Him.
- He described Sanātana Gosvāmī’s wish to destroy his body as wanting to destroy another’s property.
- In context, the Lord had already said that He would accomplish work through that body. Sanātana Gosvāmī was therefore not free to destroy it for his own reasons.
Try this today
Choose one action today that protects your health and ability to serve.
Ask yourself
How does seeing my body as entrusted for service change the way I treat it?
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.