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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 19.20

Hear What the Physician Reported

“The Nawab said, “I sent my physician to you, and he has reported that you are not diseased. As far as he could see, you are completely healthy.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 19.20, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Nawab said that he had sent his physician to Sanātana Gosvāmī.
  • The physician reported that Sanātana Gosvāmī was not diseased.
  • As far as the physician could see, Sanātana Gosvāmī was completely healthy.

Try this today

When sharing an observation today, distinguish what you know from what only appears to be so.

Ask yourself

When you repeat a report, do you preserve the limits of what was observed?

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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