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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.13

The Lord Reveals His Six-Armed Form

“One day Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu exhibited to Lord Nityānanda Prabhu a six-armed form bearing a conchshell, disc, club, lotus flower, bow and flute.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 17.13, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu exhibited a six-armed form to Lord Nityānanda Prabhu.
  • In this form, He bore a conchshell, disc, club, and lotus flower.
  • He also bore a bow and flute.

Try this today

Read the description slowly, then name the six objects the Lord bore.

Ask yourself

Which details of the Lord’s six-armed form can I recall?

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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