Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 1.243
Instruction Followed by a Direction to Serve
“After instructing Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī at Prayāga, at the Daśāśvamedha-ghāṭa, Caitanya Mahāprabhu ordered him to go to Vṛndāvana. The Lord then returned to Vārāṇasī.”
What the purport teaches
- Caitanya Mahāprabhu instructed Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī at Prayāga, at the Daśāśvamedha-ghāṭa.
- After instructing him, the Lord ordered him to go to Vṛndāvana.
- The Lord then returned to Vārāṇasī.
Try this today
Read the translation again and identify the instruction the Lord gave Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.
Ask yourself
How can I give careful attention to both an instruction and the action it calls for?
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.