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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.395

Kṛṣṇa’s Pastimes Are Eternal

“Since all Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes are taking place continuously, at every moment some pastime is existing in one universe or another. Consequently these pastimes are called eternal by the Vedas and Purāṇas.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 20.395, translation

What the purport teaches

  • All Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes are taking place continuously.
  • At every moment, some pastime is existing in one universe or another.
  • Because these pastimes continue without interruption, the Vedas and Purāṇas call them eternal.

Try this today

Write one sentence explaining, in your own words, why the Vedas and Purāṇas call Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes eternal.

Ask yourself

How does continuous existence in one universe or another explain why these pastimes are called eternal?

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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