Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 4.88
Care Faithfully for Entrusted Property
“One who is entrusted with another’s property does not distribute it or use it for his own purposes. Therefore, tell him not to do such an unlawful thing.”
What the purport teaches
- Someone entrusted with another’s property should not distribute it or use it for personal purposes.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu applied this principle to Sanātana Gosvāmī’s body, which was meant for His work.
- He asked Haridāsa Ṭhākura to tell Sanātana Gosvāmī not to do such an unlawful thing. The instruction was to preserve what had been entrusted to him.
Try this today
Identify one thing entrusted to your care and take a small step to preserve it or use it properly.
Ask yourself
Am I treating what has been entrusted to me according to its intended purpose?
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.