Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 4.155
Sanātana Requests Permission to Return
“Therefore I see that I will get nothing auspicious by staying here. Kindly give me orders allowing me to return to Vṛndāvana after the Ratha-yātrā festival.
What the purport teaches
- Sanātana Gosvāmī concluded that staying there would bring him nothing auspicious.
- He asked the Lord for orders allowing him to return to Vṛndāvana.
- He proposed leaving after the Ratha-yātrā festival, seeking permission rather than simply announcing his departure.
Try this today
Before changing one service commitment today, ask the person guiding it for advice.
Ask yourself
When a concern makes you want to leave a situation, do you seek guidance before acting?
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.