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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 20.109

Sanātana Gosvāmī Is Tested and Empowered

“The fourth chapter also tells how Sanātana Gosvāmī was tested in the sunshine of Jyaiṣṭha [May-June] and was then empowered and sent back to Vṛndāvana.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 20.109, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The fourth chapter describes Sanātana Gosvāmī being tested in the sunshine of Jyaiṣṭha [May-June].
  • After this test, Sanātana Gosvāmī was empowered.
  • He was then sent back to Vṛndāvana.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly and note its three stages: tested, empowered, and sent back.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you in this movement from being tested to being empowered and sent?

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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