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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 8.186

Understanding Deepens the Desire to Hear

“Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied, “Now I have come to understand the truth of the loving affairs between Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa. Nonetheless, I still want to hear how both of Them gloriously enjoy such love.””

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 8.186, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu says He has now understood the truth of the loving affairs between Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.
  • Nonetheless, He still wants to hear more.
  • He specifically asks to hear how Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa gloriously enjoy such love.

Try this today

Reread this translation aloud, giving special attention to the words “I still want to hear.”

Ask yourself

Does what I have understood awaken a desire to hear more about Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa?

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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