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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 8.254

Live in the Holy Place Vṛndāvana

“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked, “Where should the living entity live, abandoning all other places?””

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 8.254, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asks where the living entity should live, abandoning all other places.
  • Rāmānanda Rāya answers that one should live in Vṛndāvana, also known as Vrajabhūmi.
  • This is the holy place where the Lord performed His rāsa dance.

Try this today

Read the answer slowly today, pausing to remember Vṛndāvana as the place of the Lord’s rāsa dance.

Ask yourself

What makes Vṛndāvana the place recommended in this answer?

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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