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A Competition Without Acknowledged Defeat

“In this way a competition takes place between them in which no one acknowledges defeat.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 4.193, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The verse describes a competition taking place between them.
  • The competition is mutual, involving both sides.
  • No one acknowledges defeat.

Try this today

Read the translation twice, pausing over the words “no one acknowledges defeat.”

Ask yourself

What impression does this competition without acknowledged defeat leave on me?

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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