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Meanings That Dispel Material Darkness

“All glories to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who acted as the eastern horizon where the sun of the ātmārāma verse rose. He manifested its rays in the form of different meanings and thus eradicated the darkness of the material world. May He protect the universe.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 24.1, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is praised as the eastern horizon where the sun of the ātmārāma verse rose.
  • He revealed different meanings of the verse, like rays of sunlight, and thus eradicated the darkness of the material world.
  • The verse ends with a prayer that He may protect the universe.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly and offer its prayer: May Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu protect the universe.

Ask yourself

How does the image of sunlight help you appreciate the meanings He revealed?

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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