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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 2.68

The Lord teaches through practical demonstration

“Pradyumna Brahmacārī was deeply eager to understand this fact. Therefore Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu revealed it to him by a practical demonstration.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 2.68, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Pradyumna Brahmacārī was deeply eager to understand that there is no difference between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Jagannātha and Nṛsiṁhadeva.
  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu revealed this fact to him through a practical demonstration.
  • By eating all three offerings, the Lord made this truth clear through His own action.

Try this today

Write one sentence explaining how eating all three offerings demonstrated the truth stated in the preceding verse.

Ask yourself

How can you bring greater eagerness to understanding what the Lord reveals here?

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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