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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 8.304

Their Activities Are Compared to Sweetness

“The activities of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu are like condensed milk, and the activities of Rāmānanda Rāya are like large quantities of sugar candy.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 8.304, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The activities of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu are compared to condensed milk.
  • The activities of Rāmānanda Rāya are compared to large quantities of sugar candy.
  • Both comparisons present their activities through images of sweetness.

Try this today

Read the verse aloud once, giving attention to each of its two sweet comparisons.

Ask yourself

How do these comparisons shape the way you approach hearing about their activities?

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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