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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 15.245

High Birth Does Not Prevent Faultfinding

“At this time the Bhaṭṭācārya had a son-in-law named Amogha, who was the husband of his daughter Ṣāṭhī. Although born in an aristocratic brāhmaṇa family, Amogha was a great faultfinder and blasphemer.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 15.245, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Amogha was the Bhaṭṭācārya’s son-in-law, the husband of his daughter Ṣāṭhī.
  • He was born in an aristocratic brāhmaṇa family.
  • Despite this birth, he was a great faultfinder and blasphemer.

Try this today

Notice one faultfinding remark you are tempted to make today, and leave it unsaid.

Ask yourself

Do I give more importance to social standing than to the way someone speaks and behaves?

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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