Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 16.8
A Request to Observe the Festival First
“Rāmānanda Rāya and Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya requested the Lord to first observe the Ratha-yātrā festival. Then when the month of Kārttika arrived, He could go to Vṛndāvana.”
What the purport teaches
- Rāmānanda Rāya and Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya requested the Lord to first observe the Ratha-yātrā festival.
- They proposed that He go to Vṛndāvana when the month of Kārttika arrived.
- Their request concerned the timing of His journey, allowing the festival to come first.
Try this today
Write down the sequence they proposed: first observe Ratha-yātrā, then go to Vṛndāvana when Kārttika arrives.
Ask yourself
How did their request make room for both observing the festival and going to Vṛndāvana?
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.