Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 1.109
Scholarship and Devotion Inspire Astonishment
“Śrī Trimalla Bhaṭṭa was both a member of the Śrī Vaiṣṇava community and a learned scholar; therefore when he saw Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who was both a great scholar and a great devotee of the Lord, he was very much astonished.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Trimalla Bhaṭṭa belonged to the Śrī Vaiṣṇava community and was a learned scholar.
- Caitanya Mahāprabhu was both a great scholar and a great devotee of the Lord.
- Seeing Mahāprabhu greatly astonished Trimalla Bhaṭṭa.
Try this today
Write one sentence reflecting on Mahāprabhu as both a great scholar and a great devotee.
Ask yourself
How do you respond to the combination of scholarship and devotion described here?
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.