Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 21.29
Vṛndāvana’s Wonders Exceed Its Measured Size
“According to the revelations of revealed scripture, Vṛndāvana extends only sixteen krośas [thirty-two miles]. Nonetheless, all the Vaikuṇṭha planets and innumerable universes are located in one corner of this tract.
What the purport teaches
- Vraja is divided into twelve vanas, or forests, whose total extension is estimated at eighty-four krośas.
- The special forest called Vṛndāvana extends from the present municipal city of Vṛndāvana to Nanda-grāma. This distance is sixteen krośas, or thirty-two miles.
- According to revealed scripture, all the Vaikuṇṭha planets and innumerable universes are located in one corner of this tract.
Try this today
Write down Vṛndāvana’s stated extent and what scripture places in one corner, then reflect on the contrast.
Ask yourself
What strikes me about the contrast between Vṛndāvana’s stated size and what one corner contains?
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.