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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 2.69

Specific Symptoms Distinguish Each Incarnation

“This made Sūta Gosvāmī greatly apprehensive. Therefore he distinguished each incarnation by its specific symptoms.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 2.69, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Sūta Gosvāmī became greatly apprehensive.
  • He therefore distinguished each incarnation individually.
  • He made these distinctions through each incarnation’s specific symptoms, or characteristics.

Try this today

Reread the translation and underline the words “specific symptoms.”

Ask yourself

How can attention to specific characteristics help me read more carefully?

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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