Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 17.37
Tigers Join the Deer Following the Lord
“While Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was passing through the jungle, five or seven tigers came. Joining the deer, the tigers began to follow the Lord.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was passing through the jungle.
- Five or seven tigers came.
- The tigers joined the deer and began to follow the Lord.
Try this today
Pause today to picture the scene described here: tigers and deer following Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu together.
Ask yourself
What strikes you about the tigers joining the deer to follow the Lord?
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.