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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.296

Hear About the Pastime Incarnations

“O Sanātana, I have definitively described the three puruṣa-avatāras of Viṣṇu. Now please hear from Me about the pastime incarnations.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 20.296, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The three puruṣa-avatāras of Viṣṇu have been definitively described.
  • Sanātana is now asked to hear about the pastime incarnations.
  • The teaching moves from the three puruṣa-avatāras to the pastime incarnations.

Try this today

Read the translation once slowly, giving special attention to the invitation to hear.

Ask yourself

How attentively are you listening as the teaching moves to a new subject?

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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