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The Lord Must Reveal His Purpose

“Unless You inform us, we cannot understand what Your purpose is or what You want to do through whom.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 4.90, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Haridāsa Ṭhākura says that they cannot understand the Lord’s purpose unless He informs them.
  • They cannot independently know what Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu wants to do.
  • They also cannot know through whom He wishes to act unless He reveals it.

Try this today

Offer a brief prayer asking for understanding rather than assuming you already know the Lord’s intention.

Ask yourself

Am I willing to admit that I do not know the Lord’s purpose?

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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