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The Staff Breaks Under Their Weight

“Thus the staff broke under Our weight. Where the pieces have gone, I cannot say.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 5.150, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The explanation continues: the staff broke under Their combined weight.
  • The staff was left in pieces.
  • The speaker said that He could not say where those pieces had gone.

Try this today

In one conversation today, be clear about what you know and what you cannot say.

Ask yourself

How does this account distinguish what happened from what could not be explained?

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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