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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 25.221

Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Stay Comes to a Close

“After staying in Vārāṇasī for about ten days, Rūpa Gosvāmī returned to Bengal. In this way I have described the activities of Rūpa and Sanātana.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 25.221, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Rūpa Gosvāmī stayed in Vārāṇasī for about ten days.
  • After that stay, he returned to Bengal.
  • The narrator closes this account by saying that he has described the activities of Rūpa and Sanātana.

Try this today

Write one sentence summarizing Rūpa Gosvāmī’s stay and return to Bengal.

Ask yourself

What do you remember most clearly from the account of Rūpa Gosvāmī’s stay in Vārāṇasī?

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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