Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.312
Follow the Example of Scriptural Recapitulation
“We can see in the scripture Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam the conduct of its author, Śrī Vyāsadeva. After speaking the narration, he repeats it again and again.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Vyāsadeva repeats the narration of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam again and again.
- At the end of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Śrī Kṛṣṇa-dvaipāyana Vedavyāsa recapitulates its entire subject matter in forty-three verses.
- Śrī Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī follows Śrī Vyāsadeva’s footsteps by recapitulating the seventeen chapters of Ādi-līlā.
Try this today
Write a one-sentence summary of a scriptural passage you read today.
Ask yourself
How might summarizing what I have read help me follow this example?
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.