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Who Can Understand the Lord's Performance?

“The waves carried Him here and there like a piece of dry wood. Who can understand this dramatic performance by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 18.30, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The waves carried Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu here and there.
  • His movement in the waves is compared to that of a piece of dry wood.
  • The account asks who can understand this dramatic performance by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Try this today

Read the closing question twice and leave room for what you do not yet understand.

Ask yourself

How can you approach this account without assuming that you fully understand the Lord's performance?

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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