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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 2.159

Understanding May Come Later

“Haridāsa cannot have been degraded; he must have attained liberation. This is a pastime of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s. You will all understand it later.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 2.159, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The speaker firmly rejects the idea that Haridāsa was degraded and says he must have attained liberation.
  • The event is described as a pastime of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
  • The devotees are told that they will understand later. Their present uncertainty is not presented as the final understanding.

Try this today

Write down one question about this account, leaving room for understanding to develop.

Ask yourself

How do you respond when an account of the Lord’s pastimes is difficult to understand?

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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