Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 20.139
Teaching and Personally Tasting the Meaning
“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu composed those eight stanzas to instruct the devotees, but He also personally tasted their meaning.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu composed the eight stanzas.
- He composed them to instruct the devotees.
- He also personally tasted their meaning. The stanzas were both His teaching and something He Himself relished.
Try this today
Write down the two aspects emphasized here: instructing devotees and personally tasting the meaning.
Ask yourself
What stands out to me about His personally tasting the instructions He gave devotees?
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.