Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 2.13
His Limbs Withdrew Like a Tortoise’s
“Sometimes Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s hands, legs and head would all enter within His body, just like the withdrawn limbs of a tortoise.”
What the purport teaches
- Sometimes Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s hands and legs entered within His body.
- His head would also enter within His body.
- The translation compares this condition to the withdrawn limbs of a tortoise.
Try this today
Reread the verse and identify exactly what the tortoise comparison describes.
Ask yourself
How does the comparison with a tortoise help you understand the description?
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.