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A Brief Account Before Fuller Description

“I have here given a brief account of these pastimes of Lord Caitanya, but later I shall describe them in an extensive way.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 7.162, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The author has given a brief account of Lord Caitanya’s pastimes.
  • This account is a summary rather than an extensive description.
  • The author promises to describe these pastimes more fully later.

Try this today

Write down one detail from your reading that you would like to learn more about.

Ask yourself

What would you like to understand more fully as you continue reading these pastimes?

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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