Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 13.23
The Lord’s Fifteen Days in Seclusion
“For fifteen days the Lord had remained in a secluded place with the supreme goddess of fortune and had performed His pastimes with her.”
What the purport teaches
- For fifteen days, the Lord remained in a secluded place and performed His pastimes with the supreme goddess of fortune.
- This period of anavasara is also called nibhṛta, in honor of the solitary place where the supreme goddess of fortune lives.
- After living there a fortnight, Lord Jagannātha took permission from the goddess of fortune to leave.
Try this today
Write down the terms anavasara and nibhṛta with a brief explanation drawn from the purport.
Ask yourself
What detail in this account of the Lord’s secluded pastimes draws my attention?
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.