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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 19.75

A Pastime Preserved in Devotional Writing

“This pastime of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s has been described very nicely by Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī in his book known as Gaurāṅga-stava-kalpavṛkṣa.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 19.75, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī described this pastime of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
  • His account appears in the book Gaurāṅga-stava-kalpavṛkṣa.
  • The verse praises his description as very nice, introducing the prayer quoted next.

Try this today

Read the prayer in the next verse slowly, noticing how it moves from description to personal prayer.

Ask yourself

How does reading a carefully expressed devotional account help me attend to the Lord’s pastimes?

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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