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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 1.43

Taking the Instruction to Heart

“After having that dream, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī considered, “It is the order of Satyabhāmā that I write a separate drama for her.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 1.43, translation

What the purport teaches

  • After the dream, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī carefully considers what he has heard.
  • He understands Satyabhāmā’s words as an order to write a separate drama for her.
  • His reflection turns toward what he must do in response to that instruction.

Try this today

Recall one instruction relevant to your devotional study and write down one step for following it.

Ask yourself

Do you take time to consider how to put a received instruction into practice?

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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