Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 19.103
Kṛṣṇa’s Fresh Youth Is Best
“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked, “Of the three ages of Kṛṣṇa known as childhood, boyhood and fresh youth, which do you consider best?””
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu names three ages of Kṛṣṇa: childhood, boyhood and fresh youth.
- He asks Raghupati Upādhyāya which of these ages he considers best.
- Raghupati Upādhyāya replies that fresh youth is the best age.
Try this today
Read the three ages aloud, then recall Raghupati Upādhyāya’s answer without looking.
Ask yourself
Which age of Kṛṣṇa does Raghupati Upādhyāya invite you to appreciate as best?
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.