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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 1.12

Develop the Synopsis With Care

“In accordance with the synopsis previously written, I shall describe in detail whatever I have not mentioned.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 1.12, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The author will follow the synopsis he has previously written.
  • He now intends to describe in detail what he has not yet mentioned.
  • The earlier brief account and the coming detailed account belong together: the synopsis guides what follows.

Try this today

Write down one point from this batch that you want to follow as the account unfolds.

Ask yourself

What detail would I like to understand more fully as I continue reading?

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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