Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 1.73
Hearing and Responding to the Same Subject
“When Rūpa Gosvāmī heard a verse uttered by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu during the ceremony, he immediately composed another verse dealing with the same subject.”
What the purport teaches
- Rūpa Gosvāmī heard a verse uttered by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu during the ceremony.
- He immediately composed another verse in response.
- His verse dealt with the same subject as the verse he had heard.
Try this today
Reread one translation in this batch and write a single sentence on the same subject, without adding new details.
Ask yourself
How can you keep your response to a teaching closely connected to what you have heard?
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.