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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 16.27

Begin With Obeisances

“Offering my obeisances to Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura, I shall try to describe that portion of the Lord’s analysis which, when he heard it, made the Digvijayī feel himself condemned.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 16.27, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The author offers obeisances to Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura.
  • He then undertakes to describe a portion of the Lord’s analysis.
  • Hearing this analysis made the Digvijayī feel himself condemned.

Try this today

Before studying today, offer obeisances to Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura.

Ask yourself

What can you learn from the author’s offering of obeisances before beginning his description?

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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