Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 1.113
Hearing the Verse Awakens Wonder
“Then Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī recited the verse, and when all the devotees heard it, their minds were struck with wonder.”
What the purport teaches
- After Rūpa Gosvāmī remained silent, Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī recited the verse.
- All the devotees heard the recitation.
- Their minds were struck with wonder upon hearing it.
Try this today
Read the following verse aloud slowly, then pause to consider what filled the devotees with wonder.
Ask yourself
How attentively do you listen when devotional verses are recited?
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.