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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 16.86

A Devotional Description of the Lord’s Vision

“In his book known as Gaurāṅga-stava-kalpavṛkṣa, Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī has described this incident very nicely.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 16.86, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī describes this incident in his book Gaurāṅga-stava-kalpavṛkṣa.
  • The incident concerns Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s longing for Kṛṣṇa and His viewing of Lord Jagannātha.
  • The text praises Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī’s description as very nicely presented.

Try this today

Read the description in the next verse slowly, remembering that it is from Gaurāṅga-stava-kalpavṛkṣa.

Ask yourself

How can reading a devotional description help you reflect more carefully on this incident?

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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