Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 16.60
An Exchange Others Could Not Understand
“Then Śrīla Advaita Ācārya said something to Caitanya Mahāprabhu through gestures and read some poetic passages, which no one understood.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrīla Advaita Ācārya communicated something to Caitanya Mahāprabhu through gestures.
- He also read some poetic passages.
- No one understood these gestures and passages. Their meaning is not explained in this translation.
Try this today
Note the two ways Advaita Ācārya communicated, without guessing what He meant.
Ask yourself
How can I read attentively without inventing a meaning the text does not give?
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.