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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 18.179

The Associates Are Released

“Seized by fear, all the Pāṭhāna soldiers immediately released the four persons. Thus Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu did not see His personal associates arrested.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 18.179, translation

What the purport teaches

  • All the Pāṭhāna soldiers were seized by fear.
  • They immediately released the four persons they had arrested.
  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu therefore did not see His personal associates under arrest.

Try this today

Summarize this verse in one sentence, including the fear, the release and what the Lord did not see.

Ask yourself

How does the word “immediately” help you understand the soldiers’ fear?

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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