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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 1.70

Revising the Work to Follow Instruction

“Formerly I wrote the two dramas as one composition. Now I shall divide it and describe the incidents in two separate works.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 1.70, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Rūpa Gosvāmī had formerly written the two dramas as one composition.
  • He now resolved to divide that composition into two separate works.
  • His decision gave practical shape to his understanding that the order for two dramas had been confirmed.

Try this today

Review a short study note you have written and make one revision that brings it closer to the text.

Ask yourself

What can you learn from Rūpa Gosvāmī’s willingness to revise work already begun?

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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