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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.239

Different Hands Hold the Weapons

“According to the Hayaśīrṣa Pañcarātra, Nārāyaṇa and others are also presented differently as holding the weapons in different hands.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 20.239, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Hayaśīrṣa Pañcarātra gives descriptions of Nārāyaṇa and others.
  • These descriptions present Them as holding weapons in different hands.
  • The placement of the weapons is a detail in how these forms are described.

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Reread the translation and note the source named for these descriptions.

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Am I paying attention to the details given in these descriptions?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

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