Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 15.36
Sharing the Festivals of Kārttika
“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His devotees participated in all the festivals, including Rāsa-yātrā, Dīpāvalī and Utthāna-dvādaśī.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His devotees participated in all these festivals. Dīpāvalī takes place on the dark-moon night of Kārttika, during October-November.
- Rāsa-yātrā, or the rāsa dancing of Kṛṣṇa, takes place on the full-moon night of the same month.
- Utthāna-dvādaśī takes place the day after Ekādaśī in the waxing fortnight of the moon in Kārttika.
Try this today
Write down the three festival names and their timing in Kārttika as described here.
Ask yourself
What strikes you about all the devotees participating in these festivals together?
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.