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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 23.123

Blessings Bring Understanding and Strength

“Now, will You please tell me, ‘Let whatever I have instructed all be fully manifested unto you.’ By blessing me in this way, You will give me strength to describe all this.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 23.123, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The speaker asks that all the instructions he has received be fully manifested to him.
  • He longs for a blessing that will make the teachings clear within him.
  • He says that this blessing will give him strength to describe the instructions.

Try this today

Before reviewing one instruction today, pray for it to become clear to you.

Ask yourself

Do I seek to understand the teachings fully before trying to describe 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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