Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 10.139
Following Īśvara Purī’s Final Instruction
“In the list of prominent devotees at Nīlācala [Jagannātha Purī], Kāśīśvara was the eighteenth and Govinda the nineteenth. They both came to see Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī, being thus ordered by Īśvara Purī at the time of his passing away.”
What the purport teaches
- Among the prominent devotees at Nīlācala, Kāśīśvara was the eighteenth and Govinda the nineteenth.
- At the time of his passing away, Īśvara Purī ordered both of them to see Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
- Following that order, Kāśīśvara and Govinda came to Jagannātha Purī to see the Lord.
Try this today
Write the instruction Īśvara Purī gave and the action Kāśīśvara and Govinda took.
Ask yourself
What stands out to you about Kāśīśvara and Govinda carrying out Īśvara Purī’s instruction?
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.