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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 5.62

Ask for Guidance Beyond Your Understanding

“I do not know how to inquire, for I do not know what is good and what is bad. Seeing me to be poor in knowledge, kindly speak whatever is good for me by your own good will.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 5.62, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Pradyumna Miśra admits that he does not know how to inquire.
  • He says he cannot distinguish what is good from what is bad and considers himself poor in knowledge.
  • He asks Rāmānanda Rāya to speak whatever is good for him, trusting his good will.

Try this today

In your next spiritual conversation, name one thing you do not understand and ask for helpful guidance.

Ask yourself

Can you acknowledge what you do not know and ask for guidance?

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.

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