Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 5.63
Riches Can Tempt One From Religious Principles
“Hearing all these statements, all the people gathered there became a little doubtful. They thought it quite possible that because of attraction for riches one might give up his religious principles.”
What the purport teaches
- After hearing these statements, the assembled people become a little doubtful.
- They consider it quite possible that attraction for riches could lead someone to give up religious principles.
- The verse describes their doubt and what they thought possible, not a settled judgment.
Try this today
Review one money-related choice today and check whether it agrees with your religious principles.
Ask yourself
Could attraction for riches tempt me to compromise my religious principles?
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.