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Devotees Visit for the Ratha-yātrā Festival

“During the fifth year, the devotees from Bengal came to see the Ratha-yātrā festival. After seeing it, they did not stay but returned to Bengal.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 16.86, translation

What the purport teaches

  • During the fifth year, devotees came from Bengal.
  • They came to see the Ratha-yātrā festival.
  • After seeing the festival, they did not stay but returned to Bengal.

Try this today

Summarize their visit in one sentence, including their arrival, the festival, and their return.

Ask yourself

What purpose brought the devotees from Bengal, and what did they do afterward?

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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