Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 12.204
Netrotsava Is the Devotees’ Life and Soul
“The next day marked the performance of the festival of Netrotsava. This great festival was the life and soul of the devotees.”
What the purport teaches
- After Lord Jagannātha’s bathing ceremony, His body needs repainting during the fortnight before Ratha-yātrā. This is called aṅga-rāga.
- The Netrotsava festival is performed gorgeously in the early morning of the Nava-yauvana day.
- This great festival constitutes the life and soul of the devotees.
Try this today
Write one sentence explaining what makes Netrotsava so important to the devotees.
Ask yourself
What does describing Netrotsava as the devotees’ “life and soul” tell you about its importance to them?
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.