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<h2>Sri Caitanya-caritamrta</h2>
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<h3>CC Madhya-lila</h3>
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The word ucchṛṅkhala, meaning “whimsical,” is significant in this verse. In the Bhagavad-gītā (BG 16.23), Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself says: “If one acts whimsically and does not follow the śāstric principles, he will never attain perfection, happiness or the spiritual world.”.
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[[Vanisource:CC Madhya 17.121|CC Madhya 17.121, Translation and Purport]]
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“Do not go to see Caitanya. Just continue hearing Vedānta. If you associate with upstarts, you will be lost in this world and in the next.”
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The word ucchṛṅkhala, meaning “whimsical,” is significant in this verse. In the Bhagavad-gītā ([[Vanisource:BG 16.23 (1972)|BG 16.23]]), Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself says:

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:yaḥ śāstra-vidhim utsṛjya vartate kāma-kārataḥ 
:na sa siddhim avāpnoti na sukhaṁ na parāṁ gatim
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“If one acts whimsically and does not follow the śāstric principles, he will never attain perfection, happiness or the spiritual world.”
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