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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 20.116

Deliverance and Seeing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

“In the ninth chapter is a description of how Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka was delivered and how the people of the three worlds were able to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 20.116, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The ninth chapter describes how Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka was delivered.
  • It also describes how the people of the three worlds were able to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
  • This summary brings together one person’s deliverance and the opportunity for people throughout the three worlds to see the Lord.

Try this today

Take a quiet minute to reflect on the words “the people of the three worlds” and their opportunity to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Ask yourself

What strikes you about the breadth of the opportunity to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?

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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