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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 20.15

Hear With Humility

“Lamentation and humility awoke within Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and He began reciting another of His own verses. By hearing the meaning of that verse, one can forget all unhappiness and lamentation.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 20.15, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Lamentation and humility awoke within Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
  • He began reciting another of His own verses.
  • By hearing the meaning of that verse, one can forget all unhappiness and lamentation.

Try this today

Read the following verse aloud slowly, listening carefully to its meaning.

Ask yourself

Am I willing to listen humbly to the meaning of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s words?

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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