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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 6.77

Unhappiness Leads Gopīnātha Ācārya to Speak

“Gopīnātha Ācārya and Mukunda Datta became very unhappy when they heard this. Gopīnātha Ācārya therefore addressed Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya as follows.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 6.77, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Gopīnātha Ācārya became very unhappy at what he heard.
  • Mukunda Datta also became very unhappy. The translation records their shared response.
  • Gopīnātha Ācārya then addressed Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya. His unhappiness led him to speak.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly, noting the two people who felt unhappy and the one who spoke.

Ask yourself

What do I notice about Gopīnātha Ācārya’s movement from feeling unhappy to addressing the speaker?

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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