Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 16.272
A Pilgrimage Should Not Become a Show
“I then understood that I was going to Vṛndāvana like a magician with his show, and this is certainly not good. No one should go to Vṛndāvana with so many men.
What the purport teaches
- The speaker understood that His journey to Vṛndāvana resembled a magician traveling with his show.
- He clearly judged this manner of traveling to be not good.
- He stated that no one should go to Vṛndāvana with so many men.
Try this today
Consider one pilgrimage plan or wish today, and identify one unnecessary element of outward display to leave out.
Ask yourself
Am I giving more attention to outward display than to the purpose of a pilgrimage?
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.