Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 1.182
Remembrance Invokes Good Fortune
“Rāmānanda Rāya said, “Instead of joking, people in general will feel great pleasure in hearing such poetry, for the initial remembrance of the worshipable Deity invokes good fortune.””
What the purport teaches
- Rāmānanda Rāya says that people will feel great pleasure rather than joke about the poetry.
- He explains that initial remembrance of the worshipable Deity invokes good fortune.
- His reply presents the opening remembrance as a source of pleasure and auspiciousness.
Try this today
Before your next study session today, pause briefly to remember the worshipable Deity.
Ask yourself
How might remembrance of the worshipable Deity shape the way I begin my reading?
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.