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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 25.106

Understanding Depends on the Lord’s Explanation

“ ‘O Brahmā, I shall explain all these truths to you. Since you are a living being [jīva], without My explanation you will not be able to understand your relationship with Me, devotional activity and life’s ultimate goal.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 25.106, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Lord promises to explain these truths to Brahmā.
  • As a living being, or jīva, Brahmā cannot understand these truths without the Lord’s explanation.
  • The truths concern one’s relationship with the Lord, devotional activity and life’s ultimate goal.

Try this today

Write down the three subjects named here: relationship with the Lord, devotional activity and life’s ultimate goal.

Ask yourself

Am I willing to receive the Lord’s explanation rather than rely only on my own understanding?

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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