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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 19.18

A Message the Lord Could Understand

“Advaita Ācārya had written a sonnet in equivocal language with an import that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu could understand but others could not.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 19.18, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Advaita Ācārya wrote His message as a sonnet.
  • He used equivocal language—words that could carry more than one meaning.
  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu could understand its intended meaning, but others could not.

Try this today

Read the sonnet in this batch and note one expression whose meaning is not clear to you.

Ask yourself

How do you respond when a devotional passage is not immediately clear?

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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