Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 18.222
Bathing at the Sacred River Confluence
“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu finally arrived at Prayāga and for ten successive days bathed in the confluence of the rivers Yamunā and Ganges during the festival of Makara-saṅkrānti [Māgha-melā].”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu arrived at Prayāga and bathed at the confluence for ten successive days during Makara-saṅkrānti, or Māgha-melā.
- The word triveṇī indicates the confluence of three rivers: the Ganges, Yamunā and Sarasvatī.
- The Sarasvatī River is presently not visible, but the Ganges and Yamunā merge at Allahabad.
Try this today
Write down the meaning of triveṇī and the names of its three rivers.
Ask yourself
How does the explanation of triveṇī deepen your understanding of the place where He bathed?
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.