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Philosophers and Followers Accept Devotion

“Being thus defeated by Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, all these philosophers and their followers entered into His cult. In this way Lord Caitanya made South India into a country of Vaiṣṇavas.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 9.45, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The philosophers were defeated by Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
  • Both the philosophers and their followers entered His devotional path.
  • In this way, Lord Caitanya made South India into a country of Vaiṣṇavas.

Try this today

Write one sentence about the change these philosophers and their followers accepted.

Ask yourself

How willing are you to reconsider a view when its conclusions are defeated?

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.

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