Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.17
Nirgrantha Has Several Different Meanings
“ ‘Nirgrantha’ also refers to one who is illiterate, lowborn, misbehaved, unregulated and devoid of respect for the Vedic literature. The word also refers to one who is a capitalist and to one who has no riches.
What the purport teaches
- “Nirgrantha” can refer to someone who is illiterate or lowborn.
- It can also describe someone who is misbehaved, unregulated or without respect for the Vedic literature.
- The word can refer both to a capitalist and to someone who has no riches. Its meaning is not limited to one kind of person.
Try this today
Write down two contrasting meanings of “nirgrantha” given in this verse.
Ask yourself
How does this range of meanings encourage me to read “nirgrantha” carefully?
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.