Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 6.181
Imagined Interpretations Cover Knowledge of the Lord
“[Addressing Lord Śiva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead said:] ‘Please make the general populace averse to Me by imagining your own interpretation of the Vedas. Also, cover Me in such a way that people will take more interest in advancing material civilization just to propagate a population bereft of spiritual knowledge.’
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead addresses Lord Śiva, asking him to imagine an interpretation of the Vedas that makes people averse to Him.
- The instruction is to cover the Lord so that people become more interested in advancing material civilization.
- The stated result is a population bereft of spiritual knowledge. The purport identifies this statement as a quotation from the Padma Purāṇa, Uttara-khaṇḍa.
Try this today
Set aside five minutes today for spiritual study rather than material planning.
Ask yourself
Is my interest in material advancement crowding out my attention to spiritual knowledge?
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.