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Displaying the Emotions of Hanumān

“Displaying the emotions of Hanumān, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took up a large tree branch and, mounting the walls of the Laṅkā fort, began to dismantle it.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 15.33, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu displayed the emotions of Hanumān.
  • He took up a large tree branch and mounted the walls of the Laṅkā fort.
  • He began to dismantle the fort, expressing those emotions through His actions.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly once, noticing how each action expresses the emotions of Hanumān.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about the way Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu expressed the emotions of Hanumān?

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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