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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 16.88

An Increasing Desire to Visit Vṛndāvana

“Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “My desire to go to Vṛndāvana has very much increased. Because of your tricks, I have not been able to go there for the past two years.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 16.88, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Caitanya Mahāprabhu said that His desire to go to Vṛndāvana had very much increased.
  • He had not been able to go there for the past two years.
  • He told those He addressed that their tricks had kept Him from going.

Try this today

Read His words slowly, noting the increased desire and the two-year delay.

Ask yourself

How does Mahāprabhu express both His growing desire and the delay He has experienced?

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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