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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 20.137

Considering the Meaning of Kṛṣṇa’s Pastimes

“That chapter also describes Kṛṣṇa’s wandering in a garden on a spring night, and it fully describes the meaning of a verse about the scent of Kṛṣṇa’s body.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 20.137, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The nineteenth chapter also describes Kṛṣṇa’s wandering in a garden.
  • This wandering takes place on a spring night.
  • The chapter fully describes the meaning of a verse about the scent of Kṛṣṇa’s body.

Try this today

Note the three details given here: the garden, the spring night, and the scent of Kṛṣṇa’s body.

Ask yourself

Am I giving attention both to the description of the pastime and to its meaning?

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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