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Returning Yearly for Ratha-yātrā

“Every year the devotees of Bengal would come and stay with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to see the Ratha-yātrā festival.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 16.82, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The devotees came from Bengal every year.
  • They stayed with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
  • They came to see the Ratha-yātrā festival.

Try this today

Find out the date of an upcoming Ratha-yātrā festival and note it in your calendar.

Ask yourself

What inspires me about the devotees returning every year?

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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