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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 16.274

Noticing the Contrast With Traveling Alone

“I thought, ‘Instead of going to Vṛndāvana alone, I am going with soldiers and the beating of drums.’

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 16.274, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The speaker reflected on going to Vṛndāvana alone.
  • Instead, He saw Himself going with soldiers and the beating of drums.
  • His thought brought out the contrast between solitary travel and a grand procession.

Try this today

Choose one plan today and remove one unnecessary complication.

Ask yourself

Where has something I intended to keep simple become unnecessarily elaborate?

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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