Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 14.107
Herā-pañcamī Celebrates Going to See the Lord
“Tomorrow will be the function of Herā-pañcamī or Lakṣmī-vijaya. Hold this festival in a way that it has never been held before.”
What the purport teaches
- The coming function is called Herā-pañcamī or Lakṣmī-vijaya. The instruction is to hold it in a way it has never been held before.
- Herā-pañcamī takes place five days after Ratha-yātrā. Lord Jagannātha has left His wife, the goddess of fortune, and gone to Vṛndāvana, which is the Guṇḍicā temple.
- Feeling separation, the goddess of fortune goes to see Lord Jagannātha at Guṇḍicā. Herā means “to see,” and pañcamī means “the fifth day,” referring to the fifth day of the moon.
Try this today
Write one sentence explaining whose visit Herā-pañcamī celebrates.
Ask yourself
How does knowing the meaning of herā help you understand this festival?
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.