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Listening to the Kūrma Purāṇa
“There, among the brāhmaṇas, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu listened to the Kūrma Purāṇa, wherein is mentioned the chaste woman’s narration.”
What the purport teaches
- Among the brāhmaṇas, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu listened to the Kūrma Purāṇa. It contains the chaste woman’s narration.
- Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura remarks that only the Pūrva-khaṇḍa and Uttara-khaṇḍa are now available.
- Although sometimes said to contain six thousand verses, the original Kūrma Purāṇa contains seventeen thousand according to Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. It is considered the fifteenth of the eighteen Mahā-purāṇas.
Try this today
Read this translation aloud once, paying attention to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s act of listening.
Ask yourself
What can I learn from Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s attention to hearing the Kūrma Purāṇa?
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.