Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 9.96
The Lord Is Pleased by Devotion
“While reading the book, the brāhmaṇa experienced transcendental bodily transformations. The hairs on his body stood on end, tears welled up in his eyes, and his body trembled and perspired as he read. Seeing this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu became very happy.”
What the purport teaches
- Although the brāhmaṇa could not pronounce the words well due to illiteracy, he experienced ecstatic symptoms while reading the Bhagavad-gītā.
- His hairs stood on end, tears welled up, and his body trembled and perspired. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was very pleased to see these symptoms.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself, did not consider the imperfect pronunciation very serious. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is pleased by bhāva (devotion), not by erudite scholarship.
Try this today
Before reading today, pause and remember that the Lord is pleased by devotion, not by erudite scholarship.
Ask yourself
When you read, are you more concerned with displaying learning or offering devotion?
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.