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Hearing the Pastimes of Six Seasons

“Śrīvāsa Paṇḍita narrated all the pastimes enacted during the six changing seasons. He described the drinking of honey, the celebration of the rāsa dance, the swimming in the Yamunā and other such incidents.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 17.238, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrīvāsa Paṇḍita narrated the pastimes enacted during the six changing seasons.
  • He described the drinking of honey and the celebration of the rāsa dance.
  • His narration also included swimming in the Yamunā and other such incidents.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly and recall the three activities it names.

Ask yourself

Which of the pastimes mentioned here would you like to hear about more attentively?

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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