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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.306

The Lord’s Pastimes Inspire Wonder

“The pastimes of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu are inconceivable and wonderful. His ecstasy is wonderful, His qualities are wonderful, and His behavior is wonderful.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 17.306, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The pastimes of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu are inconceivable and wonderful.
  • His ecstasy is wonderful.
  • His qualities and His behavior are also wonderful.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly and spend a moment reflecting on one aspect described as wonderful.

Ask yourself

Which aspect named here—His pastimes, ecstasy, qualities, or behavior—most invites my wonder?

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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