Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 21.18
Hearing Kṛṣṇa’s Pastimes Cleanses Consciousness
“We do not hear of such wonderful things anywhere else. Simply by one’s hearing of those incidents, one’s consciousness is agitated and cleansed.
What the purport teaches
- Lord Brahmā took Kṛṣṇa to be an ordinary cowherd boy and wanted to test His potency. He stole the calves and cowherd boys and hid them by his illusory energy.
- Kṛṣṇa manifested cowherd boys, calves and unlimited Vaikuṇṭhas within a moment. He also created unlimited material universes with unlimited Brahmās.
- Hearing these wonderful pastimes cleanses one’s consciousness. In this way one can actually understand the Absolute Truth.
Try this today
Read this account aloud once, listening attentively to the description of Kṛṣṇa’s potency.
Ask yourself
How does the cleansing power of hearing encourage me to give these pastimes my attention?
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.