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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 1.144

Pastimes and Service in the Garden

“In the garden along the road from the Jagannātha temple to Guṇḍicā, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu performed various pastimes. A brāhmaṇa named Kṛṣṇadāsa performed the bathing ceremony of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 1.144, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The garden was along the road from the Jagannātha temple to Guṇḍicā.
  • Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu performed various pastimes there.
  • A brāhmaṇa named Kṛṣṇadāsa performed the bathing ceremony of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Try this today

Write one sentence recalling the bathing ceremony Kṛṣṇadāsa performed.

Ask yourself

Which detail helps you remember Kṛṣṇadāsa’s service to the Lord?

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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