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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 5.108

Rūpa Gosvāmī sets the dramatic standard

“The standard for writing dramas has been set by Rūpa Gosvāmī. If a devotee hears the introductory portions of his two dramas, they enhance his transcendental pleasure.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 5.108, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Rūpa Gosvāmī has set the standard for writing dramas.
  • The introductory portions of his two dramas are specifically praised.
  • When a devotee hears these introductory portions, they enhance the devotee’s transcendental pleasure.

Try this today

If available, read or hear a short passage from the introductory portion of one of Rūpa Gosvāmī’s two dramas today.

Ask yourself

How can the standard praised here guide my choice of devotional literature?

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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