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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 14.16

The Child Can Deliver All Three Worlds

“This baby has all the symptoms of Lord Nārāyaṇa on His palms and soles. He will be able to deliver all the three worlds.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 14.16, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The baby has all the symptoms of Lord Nārāyaṇa.
  • These symptoms are present on His palms and soles.
  • The speaker declares that He will be able to deliver all the three worlds.

Try this today

Read the final sentence slowly and reflect on the reach of the words “all the three worlds.”

Ask yourself

What sense of hope does the promise to deliver all three worlds give you?

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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