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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 1.44

Revising the Work to Follow the Instruction

“I have brought together in one work all the pastimes performed by Lord Kṛṣṇa in Vṛndāvana and in Dvārakā. Now I shall have to divide them into two dramas.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 1.44, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī had brought Lord Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes in Vṛndāvana and Dvārakā together in one work.
  • He now resolves to divide those pastimes into two dramas.
  • In response to Satyabhāmā’s order, he is ready to change the arrangement of his work.

Try this today

Review one study or service task today and make a small adjustment needed to follow its instructions.

Ask yourself

How willing are you to revise your work when an instruction calls for a change?

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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