Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 15.265
A Scriptural Statement on Relinquishing Relationship
“ ‘When a husband is fallen, one’s relationship with him must be given up.’”
What the purport teaches
- The quotation concerns a husband who is fallen.
- It states that the relationship with such a husband must be given up.
- The purport identifies this as a quotation from the smṛti-śāstra and introduces a related statement from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.
Try this today
Reread the quotation and note the condition attached to its instruction.
Ask yourself
What condition does this quotation give for relinquishing the relationship?
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.