Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 6.199
Wonder Leads to Recognition of Kṛṣṇa
“Upon hearing Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s explanation of the ātmārāma verse, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya was struck with wonder. He then understood Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to be Kṛṣṇa in person, and he thus condemned himself in the following words.”
What the purport teaches
- Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya heard Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s explanation of the ātmārāma verse and was struck with wonder.
- He then understood Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to be Kṛṣṇa in person.
- With this understanding, he began to condemn himself.
Try this today
Pause over the statement that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is Kṛṣṇa in person, and reflect on Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya’s response.
Ask yourself
How willing are you to reconsider your own understanding when you hear something that fills you with wonder?
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.