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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 25.202

Longing to Meet the Lord

“Subuddhi Rāya stayed for some time at Naimiṣāraṇya. During that time, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to Prayāga after visiting Vṛndāvana.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 25.202, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Subuddhi Rāya stayed for some time at Naimiṣāraṇya.
  • During that time, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to Prayāga after visiting Vṛndāvana.
  • Their journeys did not bring them together then. The next verse describes Subuddhi Rāya’s unhappiness at missing the Lord.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly and take a moment to reflect on Subuddhi Rāya’s wish to meet Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Ask yourself

What does Subuddhi Rāya’s desire to meet the Lord invite you to reflect on?

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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