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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 2.42

A Definite Promise to Visit

“Please inform Śivānanda Sena that in the month of Pauṣa [December-January] I shall certainly go to his home.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 2.42, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked Śrīkānta Sena to inform Śivānanda Sena of His visit.
  • He said He would go to Śivānanda Sena’s home in the month of Pauṣa, December–January.
  • The Lord made His promise definite by saying He would certainly go.

Try this today

Write the three details of the message: who should be informed, when the visit would occur, and where the Lord would go.

Ask yourself

How does the word “certainly” shape your understanding of this message?

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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