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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 25.161

Sixty-One Explanations Inspire Astonishment

“The Maharashtriyan brāhmaṇa stated that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had already explained that verse in sixty-one ways. Everyone was astonished to hear this.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 25.161, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Maharashtriyan brāhmaṇa reported that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had already explained the ātmārāma verse.
  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had explained that one verse in sixty-one ways.
  • Everyone was astonished to hear this.

Try this today

Reread the ātmārāma quotation in this batch and note one phrase you would like to understand more deeply.

Ask yourself

How might this account encourage me to approach a familiar verse with fresh attention?

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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