Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 18.67
Visiting Forests and Kṛṣṇa’s Childhood Places
“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then visited Śrīvana and Lohavana. He then went to Mahāvana and saw Gokula, the place of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s early childhood pastimes.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited Śrīvana and Lohavana.
- He then went to Mahāvana and saw Gokula, the place of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s early childhood pastimes.
- Śrīvana is also called Bilvavana. The Bhakti-ratnākara describes this beautiful forest as worshiped by all the demigods.
Try this today
Write down Gokula’s name and the description given here: the place of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s early childhood pastimes.
Ask yourself
How does knowing that Gokula is the place of Kṛṣṇa’s early childhood pastimes shape your appreciation of it?
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.