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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 18.110

The Lord Returns to External Consciousness

“Speaking in this way, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu fully returned to external consciousness. Seeing Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, the Lord questioned him.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 18.110, translation

What the purport teaches

  • While speaking in this way, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu fully returned to external consciousness.
  • He saw Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī before Him.
  • The Lord then questioned him, turning from His account of the happy dream to His present surroundings.

Try this today

Reread this verse alongside the preceding one and note the shift to external consciousness.

Ask yourself

What change in the Lord’s awareness does this verse describe?

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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