Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 11.55
Approach Without Royal Dress
“On that Ratha-yātrā festival day, after dancing before the Lord, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu will enter the Guṇḍicā garden. At that time you should go there alone, without your royal dress.
What the purport teaches
- On Ratha-yātrā festival day, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would dance before the Lord.
- After dancing, He would enter the Guṇḍicā garden.
- The instruction was to go there alone at that time, without royal dress.
Try this today
Set aside thoughts of your status during a quiet moment of remembrance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu today.
Ask yourself
What does the instruction to leave aside royal dress invite me to consider about my own approach?
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.