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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 20.121

A Journey and an Unexpected Song

“The thirteenth chapter tells how Jagadānanda Paṇḍita went to Mathurā and returned and how Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu by chance heard a song sung by a deva-dāsī dancing girl.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 20.121, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The thirteenth chapter tells how Jagadānanda Paṇḍita went to Mathurā and returned.
  • It also recounts how Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard a song sung by a deva-dāsī dancing girl.
  • The translation says that His hearing the song happened by chance.

Try this today

Reread the verse and name its two events: the journey and the hearing of a song.

Ask yourself

Which detail in this short summary would you like to understand more fully?

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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