Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 1.286
Following the Lord’s Pastimes Step by Step
“I have thus given a synopsis of the madhya-līlā. Now please hear the pastimes the Lord performed during the last twelve years.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrīla Kavirāja Gosvāmī strictly follows in the footsteps of Śrī Vyāsadeva by giving a synopsis of the Lord’s pastimes.
- In the Ādi-līlā, he outlined the Lord’s pastimes in the five stages of boyhood, leaving the detailed description to Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura.
- The author gradually describes both the madhya-līlā and the antya-līlā. Having given a synopsis of the madhya-līlā, he asks the reader to hear the Lord’s pastimes during the last twelve years.
Try this today
Write one sentence summarizing the transition from the madhya-līlā synopsis to the Lord’s last twelve years.
Ask yourself
How does reading a synopsis help me prepare to hear the Lord’s pastimes in more detail?
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.