Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 5.147
A Blasphemous Meaning Becomes an Offering
“In that way, although your verse is blasphemous according to your meaning, mother Sarasvatī has taken advantage of it to offer prayers to the Lord.
What the purport teaches
- The verse being addressed is blasphemous according to its author’s intended meaning.
- Mother Sarasvatī nevertheless takes advantage of its words to offer prayers to the Lord.
- Her prayerful use of the verse does not make the author’s intended meaning free from blasphemy.
Try this today
Before offering a prayer today, check that its words clearly express the respect you intend.
Ask yourself
How can you take greater care that your intended meaning truly honors the Lord?
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.