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Topics of Kṛṣṇa Stir Transcendental Mellows

“Thereupon Rāmānanda Rāya gradually began speaking on topics of Kṛṣṇa. Thus the ocean of the transcendental mellows of those topics became agitated.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 5.63, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Rāmānanda Rāya responds by speaking on topics of Kṛṣṇa.
  • He begins gradually, unfolding these topics for Pradyumna Miśra.
  • The verse describes their transcendental mellows as an ocean that became agitated.

Try this today

Read this verse slowly, pausing over its image of an ocean of transcendental mellows.

Ask yourself

How might listening patiently help you appreciate topics of Kṛṣṇa?

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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