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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.394

All Kṛṣṇa’s Pastimes Rotate Through Universes

“Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes — appearance, childhood, boyhood and youth — are all manifested, beginning with the killing of Pūtanā and extending to the end of the mauṣala-līlā, the annihilation of the Yadu dynasty. All of these pastimes are rotating in every universe.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 20.394, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Kṛṣṇa’s appearance, childhood, boyhood and youth are all manifested.
  • The pastimes described extend from the killing of Pūtanā to the end of the mauṣala-līlā, the annihilation of the Yadu dynasty.
  • All these pastimes are rotating in every universe.

Try this today

Write the four stages named here—appearance, childhood, boyhood and youth—and note that all are manifested.

Ask yourself

How does this verse broaden your view of the range of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes?

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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