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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 25.256

Through Jhārikhaṇḍa to Mathurā and Vṛndāvana

“In the seventeenth chapter I have described the Lord’s journey through the great forest of Jhārikhaṇḍa and His arrival at Mathurā. In the eighteenth chapter there is a description of His tour of the forest of Vṛndāvana.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 25.256, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The seventeenth chapter describes the Lord’s journey through the great forest of Jhārikhaṇḍa.
  • That chapter also describes His arrival at Mathurā.
  • The eighteenth chapter describes His tour of the forest of Vṛndāvana.

Try this today

Read aloud the three places named here: Jhārikhaṇḍa, Mathurā, and Vṛndāvana.

Ask yourself

Which part of this journey would you like to understand more clearly?

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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