Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 6.273
Recognizing Kṛṣṇa in Both Meanings
“Since I can understand Kṛṣṇa according to these two meanings,” Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “what point is there in changing the verse?” Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya replied, “I was not able to give that reading to the verse.
What the purport teaches
- Caitanya Mahāprabhu says that He can understand Kṛṣṇa according to both meanings.
- Since both meanings reveal Kṛṣṇa to Him, He asks what purpose changing the verse would serve.
- Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya acknowledges that he had not been able to give that reading to the verse.
Try this today
Reread the translation and note how Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya openly acknowledges the limit of his reading.
Ask yourself
Am I willing to acknowledge when I have not understood a possible reading?
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.