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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 4.210

Carefully Recording the Lord’s Places

“Sanātana Gosvāmī noted from Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya all the villages, rivers and hills where Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had performed His pastimes.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 4.210, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Sanātana Gosvāmī obtained details from Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya.
  • He noted all the villages, rivers and hills where Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had performed His pastimes.
  • These details helped identify the places connected with the Lord along his chosen route.

Try this today

Note who supplied the information and the three kinds of places Sanātana Gosvāmī recorded.

Ask yourself

How can careful attention to details support my study of the Lord’s pastimes?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

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