Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 13.119
Loving Exchanges Reveal Kṛṣṇa’s Remembrance
“Thus there was a sort of competition between Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Lord Jagannātha in seeing who would lead, but Caitanya Mahāprabhu was so strong that He made Lord Jagannātha wait in His car.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is Kṛṣṇa Himself assuming the part of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī in order to understand Kṛṣṇa. Lord Jagannātha is also Kṛṣṇa.
- Mahāprabhu’s leading Lord Jagannātha toward the Guṇḍicā temple corresponded to Rādhārāṇī’s leading Kṛṣṇa toward Vṛndāvana. From the supreme opulence of Dvārakā, He was being led toward the simple village whose inhabitants are filled with ecstatic love for Him.
- By stopping to wait, Lord Jagannātha showed that He had not forgotten the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana and could not feel satisfied without Rādhārāṇī’s ecstasy. These competitive exchanges were part of Their love, and Caitanya Mahāprabhu emerged successful.
Try this today
Write one sentence today explaining how Lord Jagannātha’s waiting expressed His remembrance of the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana.
Ask yourself
How does the purport change your understanding of Lord Jagannātha’s stopping to wait?
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.