Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.366
Set Aside Tricks and Seek Understanding
“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied, “O Sanātana, you must give up your intelligent tricks. Now just try to understand the description of the śaktyāveśa-avatāras.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replies directly to Sanātana.
- He asks Sanātana to give up his intelligent tricks.
- He directs Sanātana to try to understand the description of the śaktyāveśa-avatāras.
Try this today
Before your next reading today, pause and set the intention to understand the teaching rather than display cleverness.
Ask yourself
How can you focus on understanding the teaching rather than being clever?
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.