Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 19.16
Scriptural Discussion Apart from Government Duties
“The greedy masters of his clerical and secretarial staff performed the government duties while Sanātana personally remained home and discussed the revealed scriptures.”
What the purport teaches
- Sanātana Gosvāmī was the minister in charge of the government secretariat. His assistants were undersecretaries and clerks belonging to the kāyastha community.
- The purport describes the kāyastha community as a mixture of all castes, especially including those engaged in clerical or secretarial work. It describes their material engagement in responsible government posts.
- The greedy heads of the clerical and secretarial staff performed the government duties. Sanātana personally remained home and discussed the revealed scriptures.
Try this today
Discuss one point from today’s reading of the revealed scriptures with someone.
Ask yourself
What place does discussion of revealed scriptures have in your day?
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.