Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 17.117
Followers Dismissed as Sentimentalists
“Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī continued, “I know that His name is Caitanya and that He is accompanied by many sentimentalists. His followers dance with Him, and He tours from country to country and village to village.”
What the purport teaches
- Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī said that he knew Caitanya’s name.
- He described Caitanya’s companions as sentimentalists and said that they danced with Him.
- He also described Caitanya traveling from country to country and village to village.
Try this today
Reread the verse and distinguish the activities described from the speaker’s judgment of them.
Ask yourself
Do dismissive labels keep me from listening carefully to what is being described?
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.