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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 1.217

Receive the Lord’s Specific Directions

“Now go to Vṛndāvana and stay there,” the Lord said. “You may send here your elder brother, Sanātana.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 1.217, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu directed Rūpa Gosvāmī to go to Vṛndāvana.
  • The Lord told him to stay there. The instruction concerned both his destination and his residence.
  • The Lord also said that Rūpa Gosvāmī could send his elder brother, Sanātana, to Him.

Try this today

Write down the Lord’s directions in this verse, keeping each part distinct.

Ask yourself

How carefully do I attend to the specific details of an instruction?

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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