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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 25.181

A Later Meeting, a Solitary Journey

“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “If you want to see Me, you may come later, but for the time being I shall go alone through the Jhārikhaṇḍa forest.””

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 25.181, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu told the devotees that they could come later if they wanted to see Him.
  • For the time being, He would go alone.
  • His route would take Him through the Jhārikhaṇḍa forest.

Try this today

Write down both parts of the Lord’s instruction: the devotees could come later, and He would travel alone now.

Ask yourself

How does the invitation to come later shape your understanding of this farewell?

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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