Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 2.75
State the Subject Before the Predicate
“If I do not state a subject, I do not state a predicate. First I speak the former and then I speak the latter.
What the purport teaches
- The speaker does not state a predicate without first stating a subject.
- The subject is spoken first.
- The predicate follows the subject, keeping the explanation in its proper order.
Try this today
Read the translation aloud, noticing the order: subject first, predicate next.
Ask yourself
How can stating the subject first make my explanation clearer?
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.