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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.243

A Woman Approaches the Lord’s Feet

“One day when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had finished His dancing, a woman, the wife of a brāhmaṇa, came there and caught hold of His lotus feet.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 17.243, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had finished His dancing.
  • A woman who was the wife of a brāhmaṇa came there.
  • She caught hold of His lotus feet.

Try this today

Read the translation once more, noting its sequence: the dancing ended, the woman came, and she caught His feet.

Ask yourself

What details does this verse give about the woman’s approach to the Lord?

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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