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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 8.306

Hearing Awakens a Desire for More

“This wonderful preparation has to be taken aurally. If one takes it, he becomes greedy to relish it even further.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 8.306, translation

What the purport teaches

  • This wonderful preparation is to be received through the ears.
  • Hearing is the way to taste it.
  • One who takes it becomes eager to relish it even further.

Try this today

Read this translation aloud and listen carefully, then hear it once more.

Ask yourself

How has attentive hearing affected your desire to hear more?

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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