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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 9.106

The Lord Teaches and Requests Discretion

“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then taught the brāhmaṇa very thoroughly and requested him not to disclose the fact that He was Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 9.106, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu taught the brāhmaṇa very thoroughly.
  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself.
  • He requested the brāhmaṇa not to disclose this fact.

Try this today

Read this translation slowly twice, noting both the teaching and the request.

Ask yourself

How can I give careful attention to both the Lord’s teaching and His requests?

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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