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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 19.80

A Garden Like Vṛndāvana

“In the garden were fully blossomed trees and creepers exactly like those in Vṛndāvana. Bumblebees and birds like the śuka, śārī and pika talked with one another.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 19.80, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The garden contained fully blossomed trees and creepers.
  • These trees and creepers were exactly like those in Vṛndāvana.
  • Bumblebees and birds such as the śuka, śārī and pika talked with one another, filling the description with living sound.

Try this today

Reread the verse once for its flowers and greenery, then once for its bees and birds.

Ask yourself

How do the blossoms and sounds help me appreciate the garden the Lord entered?

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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