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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 14.119

A Vivid Account of the Lord’s Running

“In his book Gaurāṅga-stava-kalpavṛkṣa, Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī has very vividly described Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s pastime of running toward the Caṭaka-parvata sand dune.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 14.119, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī described this pastime in his book Gaurāṅga-stava-kalpavṛkṣa.
  • His description concerns Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu running toward the Caṭaka-parvata sand dune.
  • The author praises this account as very vivid.

Try this today

Read the following verse and notice one detail that makes the scene vivid.

Ask yourself

How does a vivid description help you attend more closely to the Lord’s pastime?

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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