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The Pastimes Exceed Millions of Books

“I have now summarized the entire subject matter of the Madhya-līlā. These pastimes cannot be described elaborately even in millions of books.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 25.263, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The author has now summarized the entire subject matter of the Madhya-līlā.
  • This is a summary rather than an exhaustive description.
  • These pastimes cannot be described elaborately even in millions of books.

Try this today

Choose one teaching from this summary and spend a quiet minute considering it without trying to cover everything.

Ask yourself

How does the vastness of these pastimes shape your attitude toward studying them?

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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