Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 1.161
Devotional Preparation Without Material Wealth
“With great assurance he then told the devotees that Lord Caitanya would not go to Vṛndāvana at that time.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrīla Nṛsiṁhānanda Brahmacārī was a great devotee of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Although he had no material wealth, he began constructing a very attractive road within his mind for the Lord to traverse.
- Even mentally, he could not construct the road beyond Kānāi Nāṭaśālā.
- He therefore concluded that Caitanya Mahāprabhu would not go to Vṛndāvana at that time. He told the devotees this with great assurance.
Try this today
Spend one minute mentally preparing a beautiful path for Caitanya Mahāprabhu, following Nṛsiṁhānanda Brahmacārī’s example.
Ask yourself
How does his mental preparation encourage you when material resources are limited?
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.