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The Lord Describes Seeing Kṛṣṇa’s Pastimes

“Seeing the river Yamunā,” He said, “I went to Vṛndāvana. There I saw the son of Nanda Mahārāja performing His sporting pastimes in the water.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 18.80, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said that, upon seeing the river Yamunā, He went to Vṛndāvana.
  • There He saw the son of Nanda Mahārāja.
  • He described seeing Him performing sporting pastimes in the water.

Try this today

Read the Lord’s words aloud once, noticing the place, the person and the activity He names.

Ask yourself

What details of the Lord’s account help me attend to the pastime He describes?

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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