Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 25.7
Hearing criticism brings the brāhmaṇa sorrow
“When the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs were criticizing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu anywhere and everywhere in Vārāṇasī, the Maharashtriyan brāhmaṇa, hearing this blasphemy, began to think about this unhappily.”
What the purport teaches
- The Māyāvādī sannyāsīs criticized Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu anywhere and everywhere in Vārāṇasī.
- The Maharashtriyan brāhmaṇa heard this blasphemy and began thinking about it unhappily.
- In the following verse, his thoughts turn to how closely seeing the Lord’s characteristics leads one to recognize Him.
Try this today
Read the next verse slowly, noticing where the brāhmaṇa directs his thoughts.
Ask yourself
When criticism troubles you, can you turn your attention toward the Lord’s characteristics?
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.