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Uncommon Pastimes Are His Play

“Who can properly describe all the uncommon pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu? They are all simply His play.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 14.121, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s pastimes are described as uncommon.
  • The author asks who can properly describe them all, acknowledging the limits of description.
  • These pastimes are all simply His play.

Try this today

Return to one pastime in this batch and reread it with the closing words, “They are all simply His play,” in mind.

Ask yourself

How does recognizing these pastimes as His play shape your reading of them?

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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