Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 7.160
Learning and Carrying Out the Lord’s Instructions
“After thus delivering the people in general, the Lord desired to leave Vārāṇasī. After instructing Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī, He sent him toward Vṛndāvana.”
What the purport teaches
- The actual purpose of Lord Caitanya’s stay at Vārāṇasī was to meet Sanātana Gosvāmī and teach him.
- The Lord taught him for two months about the intricacies of Vaiṣṇava philosophy and activities. After completely instructing him, He sent him to Vṛndāvana to execute His orders.
- Vṛndāvana then had no temples and lay vacant like an open field. Sanātana Gosvāmī stayed on the bank of the Yamunā and gradually constructed the first temple; many others followed.
Try this today
Review one devotional instruction you have learned and choose one small way to carry it out today.
Ask yourself
How can you give attention to both learning devotional teachings and putting them into practice?
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.