Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 6.224
A Renunciant Should Not Depend on Others
“A vairāgī [a person in the renounced order] should not depend on others. If he does so, he will be unsuccessful, and he will be neglected by Kṛṣṇa.
What the purport teaches
- A vairāgī, a person in the renounced order, should not depend on others.
- The Lord warns that such dependence will make the renunciant unsuccessful and neglected by Kṛṣṇa.
- The surrounding instruction places this independence alongside begging some alms and always chanting the holy name.
Try this today
Notice one expectation that someone else provide an unnecessary comfort, and let go of it today.
Ask yourself
How might expecting others to maintain your comforts distract you from chanting?
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.