Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 17.110
The Symptoms of a First-Class Devotee
“We have heard about the symptoms of a first-class devotee in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, and all those symptoms are manifest in the body of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
What the purport teaches
- Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam describes the symptoms of a first-class devotee.
- The speaker has heard about these symptoms.
- All those symptoms are manifest in the body of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Try this today
Reread the verse and note its connection between the symptoms heard about in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and those manifest in Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Ask yourself
What does it mean to you that all these symptoms are manifest in Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?
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.