Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 17.120
Caitanya’s Renunciation Dismissed
“This Caitanya is a sannyāsī in name only. Actually He is a first-class magician. In any case, His sentimentalism cannot be very much in demand here in Kāśī.
What the purport teaches
- The speaker claimed that Caitanya was a sannyāsī in name only.
- He called Caitanya a first-class magician rather than accepting His position as a sannyāsī.
- He predicted that what he called Caitanya’s sentimentalism would not be much in demand in Kāśī.
Try this today
Pause before using a dismissive label about someone today.
Ask yourself
Do I dismiss what I do not understand by giving it a belittling label?
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.