Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 1.71
Think Deeply and Describe the Pastimes Separately
“I shall write two separate invocations of good fortune and two different introductions. Let me think deeply about the matter and then describe two different sets of incidents.”
What the purport teaches
- Rūpa Gosvāmī planned two separate invocations of good fortune and two different introductions.
- He wanted to think deeply before describing the two different sets of incidents.
- The Vidagdha-mādhava describes pastimes in Vṛndāvana. The Lalita-mādhava describes pastimes in Dvārakā and Mathurā.
Try this today
Write the names Vidagdha-mādhava and Lalita-mādhava, placing the locations of their pastimes beside each.
Ask yourself
How does Rūpa Gosvāmī’s plan show care for both the content and structure of his writing?
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.