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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 7.158

Crowds Gather When the Lord Bathes

“Whenever Lord Caitanya went to the banks of the Ganges to take His bath, big crowds of many hundreds of thousands of people assembled there.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 7.158, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Lord Caitanya went to the banks of the Ganges to take His bath.
  • Whenever He went there, great crowds assembled.
  • These gatherings numbered many hundreds of thousands of people.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly and recall its three details: the Lord, His bath in the Ganges, and the vast gathering.

Ask yourself

What strikes me about crowds gathering whenever Lord Caitanya went to the Ganges?

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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