Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 1.137
Mahāprabhu’s Desire to Hear
“Rāmānanda Rāya said, “Please recite the prarocanā portion so that I may hear and examine it.””
What the purport teaches
- Rāmānanda Rāya asked Rūpa Gosvāmī to recite the prarocanā portion.
- He wanted to hear and examine that portion of the play.
- Śrī Rūpa replied that he considered Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s desire to hear to be prarocanā.
Try this today
Read this exchange aloud once, then pause to consider Śrī Rūpa’s reply.
Ask yourself
What can you learn from Rāmānanda Rāya’s wish both to hear and to examine?
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.