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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.382

Kṛṣṇa’s Pastimes Manifest at Every Moment

“The consecutive pastimes of Kṛṣṇa are being manifested in one of the innumerable universes moment after moment. There is no possibility of counting the universes, but in any case some pastime of the Lord is being manifested at every moment in one universe or another.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 20.382, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Kṛṣṇa’s consecutive pastimes are manifested moment after moment in one of the innumerable universes.
  • There is no possibility of counting these universes.
  • At every moment, some pastime of the Lord is being manifested in one universe or another.

Try this today

Pause once today to remember that, at this very moment, a pastime of Kṛṣṇa is being manifested in one universe or another.

Ask yourself

How does knowing that a pastime of the Lord is manifested at every moment affect your view of His activities?

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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