Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 5.105
Considering Belief Without Giving Way to Fear
“The brāhmaṇa then began to think that if the people didn’t directly see the Gopāla Deity, they would not believe that He had arrived. “But even if Gopāla stays here,” he thought, “there is still nothing to fear.””
What the purport teaches
- The brāhmaṇa thought that the people would need to see the Gopāla Deity directly.
- He believed that otherwise they would not accept that Gopāla had arrived.
- Still, he thought that even if Gopāla stayed there, there was nothing to fear.
Try this today
Read the verse again and identify both the brāhmaṇa’s concern and his reason not to fear.
Ask yourself
How does the brāhmaṇa’s confidence stand alongside his concern about what the people would believe?
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.