Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 18.14
Skill and time cannot reach their limit
“If Gaṇeśa, Lord Śiva’s son and the expert scribe of the demigods, tried for millions of millenniums to fully describe one day of the Lord’s pastimes, he would be unable to find their limit.”
What the purport teaches
- Gaṇeśa is Lord Śiva’s son and the expert scribe of the demigods.
- Even millions of millenniums would not enable him to describe one day of the Lord’s pastimes fully.
- Despite his expertise and such an immense span of time, he would be unable to find their limit.
Try this today
Notice the contrast between “millions of millenniums” and “one day” as you reread the verse today.
Ask yourself
How does this comparison shape your expectations of any written account of the Lord’s pastimes?
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.