Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.3
News of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Arrives
“While Sanātana Gosvāmī was imprisoned in Bengal, a letter arrived from Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.”
What the purport teaches
- While Sanātana Gosvāmī was imprisoned in Bengal, a letter arrived from Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.
- Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura informs us that the annotator of the Udbhaṭa-candrikā mentions this letter.
- Rūpa Gosvāmī wrote the note from Bāklā. It indicated that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was coming to Mathurā.
Try this today
Write one sentence recalling who sent the note, who received it, and what news it carried.
Ask yourself
What might receiving news of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu mean to someone in confinement?
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.