Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 5.98
Careful Hearing Becomes a Regulative Principle
“Therefore Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would not hear anything before Svarūpa Dāmodara heard it first. The Lord made this etiquette a regulative principle.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would not hear a composition before Svarūpa Dāmodara had heard it.
- This arrangement guarded against expressions contrary to the principles of bhakti.
- The Lord made this etiquette a regulative principle, not merely an occasional precaution.
Try this today
Before hearing a new devotional composition today, take a moment to seek guidance about its content.
Ask yourself
What helps me treat careful devotional hearing as a steady practice?
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.