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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 14.65

Mutual Pleasure and Feelings Expressed

“They both enjoyed natural pleasure in seeing each other, and under the pretext of demigod worship they manifested their feelings.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 14.65, translation

What the purport teaches

  • They both felt natural pleasure in seeing each other.
  • Demigod worship provided the pretext for their meeting.
  • Under that pretext, they expressed their feelings for each other.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly, noticing both their mutual pleasure and how they expressed it.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about the natural pleasure they felt in seeing each other?

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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