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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 7.148

Vallabha Bhaṭṭa Worshiped Child Kṛṣṇa

“Vallabha Bhaṭṭa was accustomed to worshiping the Lord as child Kṛṣṇa. Therefore he had been initiated into the Bāla-gopāla mantra and was thus worshiping the Lord.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 7.148, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Vallabha Bhaṭṭa was accustomed to worshiping the Lord as child Kṛṣṇa.
  • He had therefore been initiated into the Bāla-gopāla mantra.
  • He was worshiping the Lord through that mantra.

Try this today

Note the name Bāla-gopāla and its connection here with worship of child Kṛṣṇa.

Ask yourself

How were Vallabha Bhaṭṭa’s initiation and worship connected to his devotion to child Kṛṣṇa?

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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