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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 11.71

Learning from Someone Who Knows

“Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya requested the King, “Go up on the roof of the palace. Gopīnātha Ācārya knows every one of the devotees. He will identify them for you.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 11.71, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya asked the King to go up on the roof of the palace.
  • Gopīnātha Ācārya knew every one of the devotees.
  • He would identify the devotees for the King.

Try this today

Ask someone familiar with the devotees to help you identify one person.

Ask yourself

Who can help me become acquainted with devotees I do not know?

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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