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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 4.112

Be Attentive to the Deity’s Beauty

“Going into South India, Śrī Mādhavendra Purī visited Remuṇā, where Gopīnātha is situated. Upon seeing the beauty of the Deity, Mādhavendra Purī was overwhelmed.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 4.112, translation

What the purport teaches

  • While traveling into South India, Śrī Mādhavendra Purī visited Remuṇā.
  • Gopīnātha is situated there.
  • When Mādhavendra Purī saw the beauty of the Deity, he was overwhelmed.

Try this today

Spend a quiet minute viewing the Deity or a picture of the Deity, giving attention to His beauty.

Ask yourself

How attentively do I look upon the beauty of the Deity?

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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