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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 13.46

Recording Pastimes With Deliberate Consideration

“Devotees like Śrī Svarūpa Dāmodara and Murāri Gupta have recorded all the principal pastimes of Lord Caitanya in the form of notes, after deliberate consideration.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 13.46, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Devotees such as Śrī Svarūpa Dāmodara and Murāri Gupta recorded Lord Caitanya’s pastimes.
  • Their notes preserved all the principal pastimes.
  • They made these records after deliberate consideration.

Try this today

After carefully rereading this verse, write one accurate study note in your own words.

Ask yourself

How can deliberate consideration improve the notes I take while studying?

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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