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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 23.39

Love of Godhead Surpasses Learned Understanding

“Even the most learned man cannot understand the words, activities and symptoms of a person situated in love of Godhead.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 23.39, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The verse describes a person situated in love of Godhead.
  • Even the most learned person cannot understand such a person’s words.
  • That person’s activities and symptoms also lie beyond the learned person’s understanding.

Try this today

Pause today to reflect on the limits of learning in understanding love of Godhead.

Ask yourself

How does this teaching invite humility when you try to understand someone situated in love of Godhead?

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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