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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 15.7

Where to Study the Lord’s Scholarly Pastimes

“In his book Caitanya-maṅgala [which later became Caitanya-bhāgavata], Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura has very elaborately described the Lord’s pastimes of study.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 15.7, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura elaborately described the Lord’s pastimes of study.
  • His book Caitanya-maṅgala later became Caitanya-bhāgavata.
  • The purport recommends Caitanya-bhāgavata, Ādi-khaṇḍa, chapters four, six, seven, eight, nine and ten, as references for these pastimes.

Try this today

Make a reading note listing the Caitanya-bhāgavata chapters recommended in this purport.

Ask yourself

What would you like to learn more about in the Lord’s pastimes of study?

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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