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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 18.83

An Unexpected Meeting with the Lord

“After bathing at Keśī-tīrtha, Kṛṣṇadāsa went toward Kālīya-daha and suddenly saw Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sitting at Āmli-talā [Teṅtulī-talā].”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 18.83, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Kṛṣṇadāsa bathed at Keśī-tīrtha.
  • After bathing, he went toward Kālīya-daha.
  • He suddenly saw Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sitting at Āmli-talā [Teṅtulī-talā].

Try this today

Read the translation slowly and recall the sequence of Kṛṣṇadāsa’s movements.

Ask yourself

What draws my attention in this account of Kṛṣṇadāsa suddenly seeing 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.

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