Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 16.16-17
Devotees Depart with Foods and Silken Ropes
“All the devotees of Navadvīpa departed, including Ācāryaratna, Vidyānidhi, Śrīvāsa, Rāmāi, Vāsudeva, Murāri, Govinda and his two brothers and Rāghava Paṇḍita, who took bags of assorted foods. The inhabitants of Kulīna-grāma, carrying silken ropes, also departed.”
What the purport teaches
- All the devotees of Navadvīpa departed, including Ācāryaratna, Vidyānidhi, Śrīvāsa, Rāmāi, Vāsudeva, Murāri, Govinda and his two brothers.
- Rāghava Paṇḍita also departed, taking bags of assorted foods.
- The inhabitants of Kulīna-grāma departed carrying silken ropes.
Try this today
Reread the verse and name the two kinds of items the devotees brought.
Ask yourself
What do I notice about the concrete details of what the departing devotees carried?
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.