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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 25.270

Understanding His Pastimes Leads to Kṛṣṇa

“By understanding the pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, one can understand the truth about Kṛṣṇa. By understanding Kṛṣṇa, one can understand the limit of all knowledge described in various revealed scriptures.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 25.270, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Understanding Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s pastimes enables one to understand the truth about Kṛṣṇa.
  • Understanding Kṛṣṇa opens the way to understanding the fullest extent of knowledge described in revealed scriptures.
  • The verse connects understanding His pastimes, understanding Kṛṣṇa, and understanding scriptural knowledge.

Try this today

Before your study today, recall this aim: to understand the truth about Kṛṣṇa through Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s pastimes.

Ask yourself

How does this verse help you see the purpose of studying Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s pastimes?

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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