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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 13.85

Anticipating the Birth of a Great Personality

“From my heart it entered your heart. I therefore understand that a great personality will soon take birth.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 13.85, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Lord’s abode passed from his heart into his wife’s heart.
  • He understood this as a sign that a great personality would take birth.
  • He expected that birth to occur soon.

Try this today

Write one sentence summarizing what he understood from the dream.

Ask yourself

What connection did he make between the movement from heart to heart and the coming birth?

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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