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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.199

Deities From Māgha Through Vaiśākha

“The predominating Deity of the month of Māgha is Mādhava, and the predominating Deity of the month of Phālguna is Govinda. Viṣṇu is the predominating Deity of Caitra, and Madhusūdana is the predominating Deity of Vaiśākha.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 20.199, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Mādhava is the predominating Deity of Māgha, and Govinda is the predominating Deity of Phālguna.
  • Viṣṇu is the predominating Deity of Caitra.
  • Madhusūdana is the predominating Deity of Vaiśākha.

Try this today

Read the four month-and-Deity pairs aloud, then try to recall one without looking.

Ask yourself

Which of these month-and-Deity pairs do you remember most easily?

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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