Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 18.35
Concern for the Lord’s Whereabouts
“Has the Lord gone to the temple of Jagannātha, or has He fallen down in madness in some garden?
What the purport teaches
- The devotees wondered whether the Lord had gone to the temple of Jagannātha.
- They also feared that He might have fallen down in madness in some garden.
- These were anxious questions, not certain reports of where He was.
Try this today
Name the two possibilities in this verse, noting that the devotees did not yet know what had happened.
Ask yourself
How do the devotees’ questions reveal their concern for the Lord?
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.