Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 3.89
Haridāsa Understands the Lord’s Confidential Pastimes
“Hearing all this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was astonished. “These are actually My confidential pastimes,” He thought. “How could Haridāsa have understood them?””
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was astonished to hear these statements.
- He recognized the matters being described as His own confidential pastimes.
- He wondered how Haridāsa could have understood them. His response acknowledges the depth of Haridāsa’s understanding.
Try this today
Reread Haridāsa’s preceding words and identify one statement that prompted the Lord’s astonishment.
Ask yourself
What does the Lord’s astonishment help you appreciate about Haridāsa’s statements?
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.