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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.327

From Kaiśora to Youthful Pastimes

“In the sixteenth chapter I have indicated the pastimes of the kaiśora age [the age prior to youth]. In the seventeenth chapter I have specifically described His youthful pastimes.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 17.327, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The sixteenth chapter indicates the pastimes of the kaiśora age.
  • Kaiśora means the age prior to youth.
  • The seventeenth chapter specifically describes the Lord’s youthful pastimes.

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Add kaiśora to your study notes with its meaning: the age prior to youth.

Ask yourself

What distinction does the author make between kaiśora and youth?

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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