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The Lord’s Pastimes Are an Unfathomable Ocean

“The ocean of the pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu is immeasurable and unfathomable. Who can have the courage to measure that great ocean?”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 12.94, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu are compared to a great ocean.
  • That ocean is immeasurable and unfathomable.
  • The author asks who could have the courage to measure it, expressing humility before its greatness.

Try this today

Reread the ocean image slowly, acknowledging that these pastimes cannot be fully measured.

Ask yourself

How does this image of an unfathomable ocean affect your approach to studying these pastimes?

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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