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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 14.104

Seeing the Devotees, the Lord Speaks

“When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw all the Vaiṣṇavas, He returned to partial external consciousness and spoke to Svarūpa Dāmodara.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 14.104, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw all the Vaiṣṇavas gathered around Him.
  • He returned to partial external consciousness. The text carefully describes this return as only partial.
  • He then spoke to Svarūpa Dāmodara, explaining in the following verse what He had been seeing.

Try this today

Reread this verse slowly, noticing the sequence of seeing, returning to partial external consciousness and speaking.

Ask yourself

How does the word “partial” help me read the Lord’s condition more carefully?

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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