Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 13.111
Sītādevī Visits with Gifts
“One day shortly after Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu was born, Advaita Ācārya’s wife, Sītādevī, who is worshipable by the whole world, took her husband’s permission and went to see that topmost child with all kinds of gifts and presentations”
What the purport teaches
- Sītādevī, Advaita Ācārya’s wife, is described as worshipable by the whole world. She took her husband’s permission to visit the newborn Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
- Advaita Ācārya had houses in Śāntipura and Navadvīpa, but was residing in Śāntipura when the Lord was born.
- Sītā came from Advaita Ācārya’s old paternal house in Śāntipura to Navadvīpa, bringing gifts for the newborn child.
Try this today
Read the verse again and note where Sītādevī traveled from, where she went and what she brought.
Ask yourself
What do you notice about the care Sītādevī took in preparing for her visit?
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.