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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 5.99

Appreciation Accompanied by Proper Review

“Bhagavān Ācārya submitted to Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, “A good brāhmaṇa has prepared a drama about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu that appears exceptionally well composed.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 5.99, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Bhagavān Ācārya approached Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī about the drama.
  • He described its author as a good brāhmaṇa who had written about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
  • Although the drama appeared exceptionally well composed to him, he still followed the process of submitting it for review.

Try this today

Choose a devotional passage you admire and note one point on which you would welcome a knowledgeable devotee’s guidance.

Ask yourself

Can I value a work’s beauty without assuming that it needs no review?

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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