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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.302

Another Word Enters the Explanation

“Then taking the word ‘nirgranthāḥ’ and considering ‘api’ in the sense of sustenance, I have tried to explain a fifty-ninth meaning of the verse.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 24.302, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The explanation now takes up the word ‘nirgranthāḥ.’
  • Here ‘api’ is considered in the sense of sustenance.
  • With these words understood in this way, the speaker explains a fifty-ninth meaning of the verse.

Try this today

Note the pairing in this verse: ‘api’ — ‘sustenance.’

Ask yourself

Am I noticing the particular sense given to each word as the explanation develops?

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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