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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 14.84

Learned Scholars Engaged in Childish Play

“Tell the Bhaṭṭācārya and Rāmānanda Rāya to stop their childish play because they are both learned scholars and very grave and great personalities.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 14.84, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The request was to tell the Bhaṭṭācārya and Rāmānanda Rāya to stop their childish play.
  • Both were described as learned scholars.
  • They were also described as very grave and great personalities.

Try this today

Write one sentence describing the contrast between “childish play” and “grave and great personalities.”

Ask yourself

What contrast do you see between their reputation and their play?

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.

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