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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 1.134

Introducing the Players at a Suitable Time

“Rāmānanda Rāya inquired, “How have you introduced the assembly of the players?””

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 1.134, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Rāmānanda Rāya asked how Rūpa Gosvāmī had introduced the assembly of players.
  • Rūpa Gosvāmī explained that the players assemble at a suitable time.
  • He identified this arrangement by the heading pravartaka.

Try this today

Write a brief study note: “Pravartaka concerns the players assembling at a suitable time.”

Ask yourself

What does Rāmānanda Rāya’s question encourage you to notice about the play’s arrangement?

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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