Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.335-336
Follow the Gosvāmīs with Hope to Serve
“I wish to place the lotus feet of the Gosvāmīs on my head. Their names are Śrī Svarūpa Dāmodara, Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī, Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī, Śrī Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī and Śrī Jīva Gosvāmī. Placing their lotus feet on my head, always hoping to serve them, I, Kṛṣṇadāsa, narrate Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, following in their footsteps.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇadāsa wishes to place the lotus feet of the Gosvāmīs on his head: Śrī Svarūpa Dāmodara, Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī, Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī, Śrī Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī and Śrī Jīva Gosvāmī.
- Placing their lotus feet on his head, he always hopes to serve them.
- He narrates Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta by following in their footsteps.
Try this today
Before reading today, pause to offer respect to the Gosvāmīs named here and express your wish to follow in their footsteps.
Ask yourself
How can I approach reading Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta with respect for the Gosvāmīs and a hope to serve them?
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.