Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 9.158
Receive the Lord’s Words With Humility
“The transcendental pastimes of the Lord are unfathomable, and I do not know anything about them. Whatever You say I accept as the truth.
What the purport teaches
- The transcendental pastimes of the Lord are unfathomable, and the speaker acknowledges that he does not know them.
- He accepts whatever the Lord says as the truth. The purport presents this as the way to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- After hearing the Bhagavad-gītā, Arjuna expressed very much the same acceptance.
Try this today
Before reading today, pause and acknowledge the limits of your understanding of the Lord’s pastimes.
Ask yourself
How can I approach the Lord’s words with greater humility and receptiveness?
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.