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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 13.103

Chattering Teeth Astonish and Frighten Onlookers

“Indeed, the people became afraid just to see His teeth chatter, and they even thought that His teeth would fall out.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 13.103, translation

What the purport teaches

  • His teeth chattered visibly.
  • The people became afraid simply by seeing this.
  • They even thought that His teeth would fall out.

Try this today

Reread the verse and distinguish what the people saw from what they feared might happen.

Ask yourself

What does the people’s fear tell you about the intensity of what they witnessed?

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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