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Faithful Study Deepens Love of Godhead

“The more one hears the pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu with faith, analytically studying them, the more one attains the ecstatic riches of love of Godhead.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 9.364, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The verse encourages hearing the pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu with faith.
  • Hearing is joined with analytical study: carefully examining what one hears.
  • The more one hears and studies in this way, the more one attains the ecstatic riches of love of Godhead.

Try this today

Reread one passage about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s pastimes and write down one detail you understand more clearly.

Ask yourself

How can you combine faithful hearing with more careful study?

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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