Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 8.117
Hearing Brings Understanding
“After hearing this, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu said to Rāmānanda Rāya, “That for which I have come to your residence has now become an object of truth in My knowledge.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu spoke to Rāmānanda Rāya after hearing him.
- He said that He had come to Rāmānanda Rāya’s residence for a particular purpose.
- What He had come for had now become an object of truth in His knowledge.
Try this today
Reread the translation attentively and note the connection between hearing and understanding.
Ask yourself
How can attentive hearing help make what you seek to understand clearer?
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.