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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 20.129

A Composed Verse and Kṛṣṇa Revealed

“It also describes how Śivānanda’s son composed a verse and how the doorkeeper of the Siṁha-dvāra showed Kṛṣṇa to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 20.129, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The chapter describes how Śivānanda’s son composed a verse.
  • It also recounts an event involving the doorkeeper of the Siṁha-dvāra.
  • The doorkeeper showed Kṛṣṇa to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Try this today

Note the two events separately, keeping to what this summary actually tells you.

Ask yourself

Which of these two events would you like to understand more deeply?

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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