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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 1.9

A Synopsis Contains the Needed Specifics

“I have therefore given only a synopsis of those incidents, and whatever specifics were to be related have already been given in that synopsis.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 1.9, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The author has given only a synopsis of those incidents.
  • He has already included the specifics that were to be related.
  • This account presents those incidents in summary rather than at length.

Try this today

Reread the translation and note what the author says he has already included.

Ask yourself

How can I give careful attention to the details within a brief summary?

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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