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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 3.73

Hearing Accounts from the Lord’s Servant

“My dear Lord, all the incidents that took place while You were going to Vṛndāvana through the forest known as Jhārikhaṇḍa have been related to me by Your servant Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 3.73, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu traveled toward Vṛndāvana through the forest known as Jhārikhaṇḍa.
  • His servant Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya related the incidents of that journey to Haridāsa Ṭhākura.
  • Haridāsa Ṭhākura clearly named the person from whom he had heard these accounts.

Try this today

When sharing one teaching from today’s reading, mention that it comes from Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta.

Ask yourself

Am I careful to acknowledge where I have heard an account of the Lord?

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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