Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 9.112
Outward Benefits Were Not His Desire
“It was not the desire of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu that Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka be excused of his debt to the government, nor was it His desire that his salary be doubled or that he be reappointed collector at the same place.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu did not desire that Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka’s debt to the government be excused.
- Nor did He desire that his salary be doubled or that he be reappointed collector.
- Although these benefits occurred, the verse distinguishes them from what the Lord desired.
Try this today
Review the three benefits named here and remind yourself that the verse does not present them as the Lord’s desire.
Ask yourself
Do I assume that a favorable material outcome must be what the Lord desired?
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.