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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 4.232

The Essence Is Revealed for Loving Devotees

“Therefore I shall mention them, revealing only their essence, so that loving devotees will understand them but fools will not.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 4.232, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The author decides to mention these conclusions.
  • He will reveal only their essence.
  • He presents them so that loving devotees will understand them, but fools will not.

Try this today

Reread the translation and write one sentence stating its essential teaching.

Ask yourself

Am I approaching this teaching with a loving desire to understand?

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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