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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.295

Joining the Names with ‘Ca’

“In this way, as I add the word ‘ca’ to one word after another, I make a compound. Thus the different names of ātmārāmas can be taken fifty-eight times.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 24.295, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The word ‘ca’ is added to one word after another.
  • This joining makes a compound.
  • In this way, the different names of ātmārāmas can be taken fifty-eight times.

Try this today

Reread the translation and identify its three steps: adding ‘ca,’ making a compound and including the fifty-eight names.

Ask yourself

How does noticing the way words are joined help me follow this explanation?

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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