Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 1.20
Distinguishing Madhya-līlā and Antya-līlā
“All the pastimes performed by the Lord in those places are known as the madhya-līlā, and whatever pastimes were performed after that are called the antya-līlā.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord’s pastimes performed in those places are known as madhya-līlā.
- The pastimes performed afterward are called antya-līlā.
- These names distinguish the pastimes in those places from the pastimes that followed.
Try this today
Write a simple sequence: madhya-līlā, followed by antya-līlā.
Ask yourself
How does this distinction help you understand the order of the Lord’s pastimes?
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.