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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 4.8

Expand What Was Previously Summarized

“Some of the incidents he did not describe elaborately but only summarized, and these I shall try to describe in this book.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 4.8, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Some incidents were not described elaborately in the earlier account.
  • Those incidents received only a summary.
  • The author says he will try to describe those incidents in this book.

Try this today

Write a brief note of the author’s plan: to describe incidents that were previously only summarized.

Ask yourself

How can a fuller description help you understand something previously given only in summary?

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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