Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 1.80
Rūpa Gosvāmī Writes Down His Verse
“After writing this verse on a palm leaf, Rūpa Gosvāmī put it somewhere in his thatched roof and went to bathe in the sea.”
What the purport teaches
- Rūpa Gosvāmī wrote the verse on a palm leaf.
- He placed the leaf somewhere in his thatched roof.
- He then went to bathe in the sea. The following verse describes the Lord finding and reading the leaf.
Try this today
Copy one sentence from Rūpa Gosvāmī’s verse onto a small piece of paper.
Ask yourself
How did writing the verse down make it available for the Lord to read?
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.