Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 6.233
Recognize the Instructor the Lord Appoints
“Smiling, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu told Raghunātha dāsa, “I have already appointed Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī as your instructor.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu responded to Raghunātha dāsa with a smile.
- He said that He had already appointed Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī as Raghunātha dāsa’s instructor.
- In answering the request for personal instruction, the Lord pointed to the guidance He had already provided.
Try this today
Review one devotional instruction you have already received and take one small step to follow it today.
Ask yourself
Do I value the spiritual guidance already available to me?
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.