Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 15.29
An Already Settled Relationship Awakens
“When the Lord and Lakṣmīdevī met, their relationship awakened, having already been settled, and coincidentally the marriage-maker Vanamālī came to see Śacīmātā.”
What the purport teaches
- When the Lord and Lakṣmīdevī met, their relationship awakened, having already been settled.
- Vanamālī Ghaṭaka, a brāhmaṇa residing in Navadvīpa, came to Śacīmātā and arranged their marriage.
- He was formerly Viśvāmitra, who negotiated Lord Rāmacandra’s marriage, and later the brāhmaṇa who negotiated Lord Kṛṣṇa’s marriage with Rukmiṇī. That same brāhmaṇa served as marriage-maker in caitanya-līlā.
Try this today
List the three marriage arrangements described in the purport and note the service shared by them.
Ask yourself
What do you notice about Vanamālī Ghaṭaka’s repeated service in arranging the Lord’s marriages?
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.