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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.190

Every Orderly Gives the Same Report

“ ‘My beard was burned, and there were blisters on my cheeks.’ Every orderly who went gave the same description.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 17.190, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The orderly reported that his beard had been burned.
  • He also described blisters on his cheeks.
  • Every orderly who went gave the same description; this was not just one person’s report.

Try this today

Reread the verse and identify the two injuries the orderlies described.

Ask yourself

How does hearing the same description from every orderly affect your reading of this event?

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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