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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 1.152

Hearing and Coming to See the Lord

“Hearing of the Lord’s arrival in Kuliyā-grāma, many hundreds of thousands of people came to see Him.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 1.152, translation

What the purport teaches

  • People heard that the Lord had arrived in Kuliyā-grāma.
  • Many hundreds of thousands of people came.
  • Their purpose in coming was to see Him.

Try this today

Reread this translation once, reflecting on the people’s desire to see the Lord.

Ask yourself

Does hearing about the Lord awaken a desire in me to turn toward Him?

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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