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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 13.158

Loving Qualities Draw the Lord Back

“Your loving qualities always attract Me to Vṛndāvana. Indeed, they will bring Me back within ten or twenty days, and when I return I shall enjoy both day and night with You and all the damsels of Vrajabhūmi.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 13.158, translation

What the purport teaches

  • His beloved’s loving qualities always attract the Lord to Vṛndāvana.
  • He says that these qualities will bring Him back within ten or twenty days.
  • He promises that, upon returning, He will enjoy both day and night with His beloved and all the damsels of Vrajabhūmi.

Try this today

Pause over the words “Your loving qualities always attract Me” and reflect on them for one minute today.

Ask yourself

What does this promise teach me about the importance of loving qualities?

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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