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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 4.54

From Hints to Full Meaning

“Having first given hints about the verse describing the principal reason why the Lord appeared, now I shall manifest its full meaning.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 4.54, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Hints have already been given about the principal reason why the Lord appeared.
  • Those hints concern a verse describing that principal reason.
  • The author now begins to reveal the verse’s full meaning.

Try this today

Read this translation slowly, noticing the movement from hints to full meaning.

Ask yourself

How can I give careful attention to the fuller explanation that follows?

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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