Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 5.134
Personal Satisfaction Does Not Ensure Proper Praise
“You have composed this introductory verse to your great satisfaction, but the meaning you have expressed is contaminated by offenses to both Lord Jagannātha and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
What the purport teaches
- The poet composed his introductory verse to his own great satisfaction.
- Yet the meaning he expressed was contaminated by offenses to both Lord Jagannātha and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
- Being pleased with our words does not mean that they properly honor the Lord.
Try this today
Review one sentence you have written about the Lord, considering whether it expresses proper honor rather than merely pleasing you.
Ask yourself
Am I willing to accept correction even when I feel satisfied with my words?
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.