Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 18.164
The Soldiers Assume the Lord Had Gold
“Seeing the Lord unconscious, the soldiers thought, “This sannyāsī must have possessed a large quantity of gold.”
What the purport teaches
- The soldiers saw the Lord unconscious.
- They referred to Him as a sannyāsī.
- They thought He must have possessed a large quantity of gold. The verse presents this as their thought, not an established fact.
Try this today
Pause over one judgment today and separate what you observed from what you assumed.
Ask yourself
When do I mistake an assumption for something I actually know?
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.