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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 12.99

Happiness in Hearing About the Lord

“They heard confidential narrations about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu from the mouth of Jagadānanda Paṇḍita and forgot themselves in the great happiness of hearing about the Lord.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 12.99, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Vāsudeva Datta and Murāri Gupta heard confidential narrations about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
  • They heard these accounts directly from Jagadānanda Paṇḍita.
  • Hearing about the Lord brought them such great happiness that they forgot themselves.

Try this today

Spend a few quiet minutes reading these narrations about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu without distractions.

Ask yourself

What helps you give your full attention to hearing about the Lord?

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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