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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Reads the Verse

“When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to the residence of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, He accidentally saw the palm leaf on the roof, and thus He read the verse composed by him.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 1.66, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s residence.
  • He accidentally saw the palm leaf on the roof.
  • He then read the verse that Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī had composed.

Try this today

Read the translation again and note its three actions: visiting, seeing and reading.

Ask yourself

Can I attend carefully to what this account states without imagining details it does not give?

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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