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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.46

Hearing the Lord’s Pastimes Captivates Śukadeva

“Śukadeva’s mind was carried away by hearing the pastimes of the Lord.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 24.46, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śukadeva heard the pastimes of the Lord.
  • Hearing those pastimes carried his mind away in attraction.
  • The neighbouring verse explains that this attraction arose although he was already fully situated in the transcendental position.

Try this today

Read the next verse aloud once, giving your full attention to Śukadeva’s attraction to the Lord’s pastimes.

Ask yourself

How attentively do you listen when hearing about the Lord?

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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