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Establishing the Glories of the Deity

“That chapter also describes how Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī rejected the drama of a poet from Bengal and established the glories of the Deity.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 20.111, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The fifth chapter also describes a drama by a poet from Bengal.
  • Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī rejected that drama.
  • He established the glories of the Deity. This summary does not give the details of his rejection.

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Write down one question about the Deity’s glories to keep in mind during further study.

Ask yourself

What would you like to understand more clearly about the glories of the Deity?

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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