Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 11.56
Recitation Leading to the Lord’s Lotus Feet
“When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu enters the Guṇḍicā garden, you should also go there and read the five chapters of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam about Lord Kṛṣṇa’s dancing with the gopīs. In this way you can catch hold of the Lord’s lotus feet.
What the purport teaches
- The instruction was to enter the Guṇḍicā garden when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went there.
- There, the reader should recite the five chapters of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam about Lord Kṛṣṇa’s dancing with the gopīs.
- Through this recitation, he could catch hold of the Lord’s lotus feet.
Try this today
Read a short passage from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam today with the wish to approach the Lord’s lotus feet.
Ask yourself
How can I approach reading Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam as an opportunity to draw near to the Lord?
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.