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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 7.58

Ratha-yātrā Brings Devotees Together

“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied, “Although some of them live in Bengal and some in other states, they have all come here to see the Ratha-yātrā festival.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 7.58, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu explained that some of these devotees lived in Bengal and others in different states.
  • Although they lived in different places, they had all come to see the Ratha-yātrā festival.
  • Their presence at the festival answered Vallabha Bhaṭṭa’s inquiry about where he could see them.

Try this today

Find out whether there is an upcoming Ratha-yātrā festival you could attend to meet devotees.

Ask yourself

How might a devotional festival offer me an opportunity to meet devotees?

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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