Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 1.35
Careful Study Becomes Service Through Writing
“Some of the books compiled by Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī were the Hari-bhakti-vilāsa, Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta, Daśama-ṭippanī and Daśama-carita.”
What the purport teaches
- Sanātana Gosvāmī thoroughly studied Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and explained it in his commentary, Vaiṣṇava-toṣaṇī.
- Sanātana Gosvāmī and Rūpa Gosvāmī spread throughout the world the knowledge they directly received from Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
- Sanātana Gosvāmī entrusted Vaiṣṇava-toṣaṇī to Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī for editing. Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī edited it under the name Laghu-toṣaṇī.
Try this today
Write one sentence explaining how Sanātana Gosvāmī’s study became a service to others.
Ask yourself
How does the Gosvāmīs’ careful study encourage me to learn more attentively?
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.