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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 6.192

Remain Open to Another Meaning

“My dear Bhaṭṭācārya, you have certainly explained this verse by the prowess of your vast learning, but you should know that, besides this scholarly explanation, there is another purport to this verse.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 6.192, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu acknowledged the Bhaṭṭācārya’s vast learning.
  • He said that the Bhaṭṭācārya had explained the verse through the prowess of that learning.
  • He also pointed out that the verse had another purport besides this scholarly explanation.

Try this today

Return to a passage you have studied and note one aspect you would like to understand more fully.

Ask yourself

Can I appreciate what I have learned while remaining open to further understanding?

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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