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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 8.47

Recognizing What Remains Insufficiently Described

“He saw them to be so extensive that he later felt that some had not been properly described.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 8.47, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The author saw that the pastimes were very extensive.
  • He later reflected on how he had described them.
  • He felt that some had not been properly described.

Try this today

Reread this verse and pause over the author’s recognition that some descriptions were still insufficient.

Ask yourself

What do you notice about the author’s care in recognizing that some pastimes had not been properly described?

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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