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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 5.211

Humility About Confidential Spiritual Matters

“I am not fit to speak all these confidential words about my visiting Lord Madana Gopāla and Lord Govinda.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 5.211, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The author refers to his visiting Lord Madana Gopāla and Lord Govinda.
  • He describes the words about these visits as confidential.
  • He considers himself unfit to speak all these confidential words.

Try this today

Reread this translation slowly, noticing the author’s humility about speaking of his visits.

Ask yourself

How can I approach confidential spiritual matters with greater humility?

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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