Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 7.140
Loving correction can purify the heart
“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is always eager to see everyone in the material world happy. Therefore sometimes He chastises someone just to purify his heart.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is always eager to see everyone in the material world happy.
- For this reason, He sometimes chastises someone.
- His purpose in such chastisement is to purify that person’s heart. His correction expresses His concern for their happiness.
Try this today
Choose one instruction from this batch that challenges your pride, and take one small step to follow it today.
Ask yourself
How does knowing the Lord’s wish for happiness change my understanding of His correction?
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.