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Dressing as Nanda Mahārāja and Mother Yaśodā

“Kānāñi Khuṭiyā dressed himself like Nanda Mahārāja, and Jagannātha Māhiti dressed himself as mother Yaśodā.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 15.19, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Kānāñi Khuṭiyā dressed himself like Nanda Mahārāja.
  • Jagannātha Māhiti dressed himself as mother Yaśodā.
  • The two participants each took a distinct role through their dress.

Try this today

Read the translation aloud once, paying attention to each person and whom he represented.

Ask yourself

What helps you remember who dressed as Nanda Mahārāja and who dressed as mother Yaśodā?

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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