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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 2.136

The Lord’s Intentions Are Deep

“All Your activities are for the benefit of people in general. We cannot understand them, for Your intentions are deep and grave.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 2.136, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Paramānanda Purī affirmed that all the Lord’s activities benefit people in general.
  • He admitted that they could not understand those activities fully.
  • The Lord’s intentions are deep and grave. Paramānanda Purī expressed trust while acknowledging the limits of his understanding.

Try this today

Read this verse slowly and pause to acknowledge that the Lord’s intentions may exceed your understanding.

Ask yourself

Can I acknowledge what I do not understand while trusting the Lord’s good intentions?

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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