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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 1.115

Visiting the Temples of Viṣṇu

“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then visited the Viṣṇu temples of Anantadeva, Puruṣottama, Śrī Janārdana, Padmanābha and Vāsudeva.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 1.115, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited the Viṣṇu temples of Anantadeva, Puruṣottama, Śrī Janārdana, Padmanābha and Vāsudeva.
  • The famous temple of Ananta Padmanābha Viṣṇu is situated in the Trivandrum district, also called Thiruvananthapuram.
  • The Śrī Janārdana temple is about twenty-six miles north of the Trivandrum district, near the railway station called Varkālā.

Try this today

Read aloud the names of the five Viṣṇu temples Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited.

Ask yourself

Which of the Viṣṇu temples mentioned here would you like to remember?

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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