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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 5.94

Gopāla’s Own Words Must Be Heard

“Only if You go there in this form of Gopāla and speak the words from Your beautiful face will Your testimony be heard by all the people.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 5.94, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The brāhmaṇa asked the Lord to go there in His form of Gopāla.
  • He wanted the Lord to speak the words from His beautiful face.
  • The brāhmaṇa said that only then would all the people hear His testimony.

Try this today

Read the request slowly today, pausing over the words “Your beautiful face.”

Ask yourself

What stands out to me in the brāhmaṇa’s specific request to Gopāla?

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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