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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 5.183

Rising to Behold His Beauty

“Arise! Get up!” He told me again and again. Upon rising, I was greatly astonished to see His beauty.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 5.183, translation

What the purport teaches

  • He told the narrator, “Arise! Get up!”
  • He repeated this instruction again and again.
  • Upon rising, the narrator was greatly astonished to see His beauty.

Try this today

Read the verse slowly and pause over the words “greatly astonished.”

Ask yourself

What strikes you about the narrator’s astonishment on seeing His beauty?

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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