Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 13.72
Śacīmātā's Eight Daughters Died After Birth
“Before the birth of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, eight daughters took birth one after another from the womb of Śacīmātā, the wife of Jagannātha Miśra. But just after their birth, they all died.”
What the purport teaches
- Śacīmātā was the wife of Jagannātha Miśra.
- Before Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu's birth, eight daughters were born to her one after another.
- All eight daughters died just after their birth.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly today, giving respectful attention to each life and loss it records.
Ask yourself
Can I pause and acknowledge the repeated loss described in this verse?
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.