Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 14.85
Seeing Govardhana, the Lord Runs
“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu mistook the sand dune for Govardhana Hill and ran toward it.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu mistook the sand dune for Govardhana Hill.
- He ran toward it. His response to seeing what He took to be Govardhana was immediate.
- The next verse gives His praise of Govardhana Hill for supplying Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma with necessities.
Try this today
Read this verse together with the following praise of Govardhana Hill.
Ask yourself
How does the praise of Govardhana in the next verse help me understand this moment?
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.