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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 15.38

Understanding Came Later

“No one could understand what the brothers discussed between Themselves, but later all the devotees could guess what the subject matter was.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 15.38, translation

What the purport teaches

  • No one could understand what the brothers discussed between Themselves.
  • Later, all the devotees could guess the subject matter.
  • The verse describes their later understanding as a guess, without reporting the conversation itself.

Try this today

When reviewing this verse today, distinguish what it directly states from what it leaves unreported.

Ask yourself

How can you remain patient when something is not immediately clear?

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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