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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.274

A Summary Points to Fuller Descriptions

“Thus I have summarized the incidents of the ādi-līlā. Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura has described them elaborately [in his Caitanya-bhāgavata].”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 17.274, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The author has summarized the incidents of the ādi-līlā.
  • Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura has described these incidents elaborately.
  • Those fuller descriptions are found in his Caitanya-bhāgavata.

Try this today

Note that Caitanya-bhāgavata contains fuller descriptions of the incidents summarized here.

Ask yourself

How does knowing that this is a summary shape my reading?

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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