Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 1.136
Returning Each Year to Meet the Lord
“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu desired to meet all the devotees of Bengal every year. Therefore He ordered them to come to see the Ratha-yātrā festival every year.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu desired to meet all the devotees of Bengal every year.
- He ordered them to come to see the Ratha-yātrā festival.
- Their visits were to take place every year, as He desired.
Try this today
Find the date of the next Ratha-yātrā festival you could attend and mark it on your calendar.
Ask yourself
What does the Lord’s desire to meet the devotees every year mean to you?
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.