Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 18.213
Good Fortune Beyond Birth and Community
“In this way Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu performed His pastimes. Coming to the western part of India, He bestowed good fortune upon the yavanas and mlecchas.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu performed His pastimes in western India, bestowing good fortune upon the yavanas and mlecchas.
- Yavana means “meat-eater” and includes anyone from a meat-eating community. A mleccha is one who does not strictly observe the Vedic regulative principles.
- These words do not refer to any particular person. Even someone born in a brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya or śūdra family is a mleccha or yavana if that person does not strictly follow the regulative principles or eats meat.
Try this today
Write down the meanings of yavana and mleccha, noting that family birth alone does not determine these descriptions.
Ask yourself
How does this explanation challenge judging spiritual conduct by family birth alone?
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.