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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.97

The Lord Personally Reveals Spiritual Truth

“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, personally told Sanātana Gosvāmī about Lord Kṛṣṇa’s real identity. He also told him about the Lord’s conjugal love, His personal opulence and the mellows of devotional service. All these truths were explained to Sanātana Gosvāmī by the Lord Himself out of His causeless mercy.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 20.97, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He personally told Sanātana Gosvāmī about Lord Kṛṣṇa’s real identity.
  • He also explained the Lord’s conjugal love, His personal opulence and the mellows of devotional service.
  • The Lord Himself explained all these truths out of His causeless mercy.

Try this today

Reread the translation slowly, noting each subject the Lord mercifully explained.

Ask yourself

How does knowing that the Lord personally reveals these truths affect my willingness to hear them?

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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