Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 5.113
Ask for Meaning Beyond Praise
“When everyone present heard the verse, they all commended the poet, but Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī requested him, “Kindly explain this verse.””
What the purport teaches
- Everyone present commended the poet after hearing his verse.
- Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī instead asked him to explain it.
- His request turned attention from the listeners’ praise to the meaning the poet intended.
Try this today
Choose one phrase from today’s reading and ask, “What exactly does this mean?”
Ask yourself
When others praise a devotional statement, do I still seek to understand 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.