Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 3.217
The Lord’s Journey Is Elaborately Recorded
“In his book known as Caitanya-maṅgala [Caitanya-bhāgavata], Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura has elaborately described the Lord’s passage to Jagannātha Purī.”
What the purport teaches
- Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura elaborately described the Lord’s passage to Jagannātha Purī in Caitanya-maṅgala, also known as Caitanya-bhāgavata.
- Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura states that the Lord passed through Āṭisārā-grāma, Varāha-grāma and Chatrabhoga in Bengal before reaching Orissa.
- In Orissa, He passed through many places, including Remuṇā, Yājapura and Bhuvaneśvara. Passing through Kamalapura, Āṭhāranālā and other places, He reached Jagannātha Purī.
Try this today
Read the route in the purport slowly, then write down three places the Lord passed through.
Ask yourself
Which place in this account would you like to remember as part of the Lord’s journey?
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.