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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 16.59

Some Consultations Remain Beyond Our Understanding

“At the end of the four-month Cāturmāsya period, Caitanya Mahāprabhu again consulted with Nityānanda Prabhu daily in a solitary place. No one could understand what Their consultation was about.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 16.59, translation

What the purport teaches

  • At the end of the four-month Cāturmāsya period, Caitanya Mahāprabhu again consulted with Nityānanda Prabhu.
  • They met daily in a solitary place.
  • No one could understand what Their consultation was about. The translation does not reveal its contents.

Try this today

Reread the translation today and distinguish what it reveals from what it leaves unknown.

Ask yourself

Can I accept that some exchanges described here remain beyond my understanding?

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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