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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 4.200

Stay Now, Go at the Lord’s Direction

“Stay with Me at Jagannātha Purī for one year, and after that I shall send you to Vṛndāvana.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 4.200, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asks Sanātana Gosvāmī to stay with Him at Jagannātha Purī.
  • He specifies that Sanātana should remain there for one year.
  • After that year, the Lord says He will send Sanātana to Vṛndāvana. His instruction gives both a present place and a future destination.

Try this today

Give full attention to one present devotional task today instead of rushing toward the next.

Ask yourself

What can I learn from the clear order of staying first and going later?

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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