Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.44
Offered Tulasī Draws the Sages Toward Kṛṣṇa
“The minds of the four boy sages [Sanaka, Sanātana, Sanandana and Sanat-kumāra] were attracted to the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa by the aroma of the tulasī that had been offered to the Lord.
What the purport teaches
- The four boy sages are Sanaka, Sanātana, Sanandana and Sanat-kumāra.
- The aroma they encountered came from tulasī that had been offered to the Lord.
- That aroma attracted their minds to the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa.
Try this today
Reread the verse and briefly reflect on how the offered tulasī directed the sages’ minds toward Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
What strikes you about the sages being drawn toward Kṛṣṇa through the aroma of offered tulasī?
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.