Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 18.100
Merciful Correction Restores Clear Understanding
“When Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya asked to see Kṛṣṇa at Kālīya-daha, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu mercifully slapped him, saying, “You are a learned scholar, but you have become a fool, being influenced by the statements of other fools.”
What the purport teaches
- Māyā is so strong that even Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya, who constantly stayed with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, was influenced by foolish statements.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the original spiritual master, would not allow His servant to fall into such foolishness.
- The Lord chastised Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya to bring him to a real sense of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Try this today
Recall one correction you have received and calmly consider whether it revealed a mistaken assumption.
Ask yourself
How willing am I to accept correction when others' words have misled me?
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.