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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 20.126

Seeing Vṛndāvana in a Seashore Garden

“In the fifteenth chapter is a description of how Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu entered a garden on the seashore and mistook it for Vṛndāvana.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 20.126, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The fifteenth chapter describes Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu entering a garden on the seashore.
  • He mistook that garden for Vṛndāvana.
  • The next summary places this event alongside His senses’ attraction to Kṛṣṇa and His search for Kṛṣṇa.

Try this today

Pause over the words “mistook it for Vṛndāvana” and reflect on His absorption.

Ask yourself

What does this scene invite you to notice about His absorption in Kṛṣṇa?

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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