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Ecstatic Description and Pastimes Still Untold

“He ecstatically described the pastimes of Lord Nityānanda, but the later pastimes of Caitanya Mahāprabhu remained untold.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 8.48, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The author described the pastimes of Lord Nityānanda.
  • He described those pastimes ecstatically.
  • The later pastimes of Caitanya Mahāprabhu remained untold.

Try this today

Write one sentence distinguishing the pastimes described ecstatically from those that remained untold.

Ask yourself

What does this verse help you notice about both the joy and the scope of the author’s account?

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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