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Understanding Beyond Ordinary Reach

“Only Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has tasted the poetry of this verse. No fourth man is capable of understanding it.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 4.195, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu tasted the poetry of this verse.
  • The purport identifies Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, Mādhavendra Purī and Caitanya Mahāprabhu as capable of understanding its meaning.
  • No fourth person is capable of understanding it.

Try this today

Pause before reading and acknowledge that this verse's meaning is beyond your present understanding.

Ask yourself

Can I approach this verse respectfully without assuming that I fully understand it?

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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