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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 13.17

Knowing the Pastimes Through Recorded Notes

“By seeing and hearing the notes recorded by these two great personalities, a Vaiṣṇava, a devotee of the Lord, can know these pastimes one after another.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 13.17, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Two great personalities recorded notes about these pastimes.
  • A Vaiṣṇava, a devotee of the Lord, can learn by seeing and hearing these notes.
  • Through these records, the devotee can know the pastimes one after another.

Try this today

Read this translation aloud once, paying attention to how the pastimes are learned.

Ask yourself

How can reading and hearing carefully help you follow 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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