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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 5.91

A Drama Offered for the Lord's Hearing

“A brāhmaṇa from Bengal wrote a drama about the characteristics of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and came with his manuscript to induce the Lord to hear it.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 5.91, translation

What the purport teaches

  • A brāhmaṇa from Bengal wrote a drama about the characteristics of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
  • He came with his manuscript, hoping to induce the Lord to hear it.
  • The verse introduces the writer and his intention. It does not yet tell us how the Lord responded to the drama.

Try this today

Write one sentence about a characteristic of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu shown in these verses, keeping closely to the text.

Ask yourself

Which characteristic of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu described in this batch would I like to reflect on in writing?

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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