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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 23.72

Kṛṣṇa Is Expert, Grateful and Self-Controlled

“ ‘Kṛṣṇa is very expert in artistic enjoyment. He is highly cunning, expert, grateful and firmly determined in His vows. He knows how to deal according to time, person and country, and He sees through the scriptures and authoritative books. He is very clean and self-controlled.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 23.72, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Kṛṣṇa is very expert in artistic enjoyment. He is highly cunning, expert, grateful and firmly determined in His vows.
  • He knows how to deal according to time, person and country.
  • He sees through the scriptures and authoritative books. He is very clean and self-controlled.

Try this today

Remember Kṛṣṇa’s gratitude and express one sincere thank-you today.

Ask yourself

Which quality described here would you like to remember more carefully today?

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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