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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 18.105

Vṛndāvana’s fruit varieties exceed full description

“There were cantaloupes, kṣīrikās, palmfruits, keśuras, water fruits, lotus fruits, bels, pīlus, pomegranates and many others. Some of them are variously known in different places, but in Vṛndāvana all of them are always available in so many thousands of varieties that no one can fully describe them.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 18.105, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The fruits also included cantaloupes, kṣīrikās, palmfruits, keśuras, water fruits, lotus fruits, bels, pīlus and pomegranates.
  • Some of these fruits are known by different names in different places.
  • In Vṛndāvana, all of them are always available in thousands of varieties. Their abundance cannot be fully described.

Try this today

Pause over the final sentence and reflect for a minute on the abundance described in Vṛndāvana.

Ask yourself

What impression does the phrase “no one can fully describe them” leave with you?

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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