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Books and Temples Support Preaching Together
“Lord Caitanya dispatched the two generals Rūpa Gosvāmī and Sanātana Gosvāmī to Vṛndāvana to preach the bhakti cult.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Caitanya sent Rūpa Gosvāmī and Sanātana Gosvāmī to Vṛndāvana to preach devotion. Through their preaching, temples were gradually constructed where there had been none.
- The Gosvāmīs wrote books and constructed temples because both are needed for preaching work. Sanātana Gosvāmī constructed the Madana-mohana temple, and Rūpa Gosvāmī constructed the Govindajī temple.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu wanted His saṅkīrtana movement to spread throughout the world. Distribution of books and construction of temples should continue side by side.
Try this today
Offer to lend a devotional book to someone who would like to read it.
Ask yourself
How can you help the work of sharing devotional books or supporting temples?
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.