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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 9.213

Receiving the Manuscript with Devotional Feeling

“Rāmadāsa Vipra was very pleased to receive the original leaf manuscript of the Kūrma Purāṇa, and he immediately fell down before the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and began to cry.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 9.213, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Rāmadāsa Vipra received the original leaf manuscript of the Kūrma Purāṇa.
  • He was very pleased to receive it.
  • He immediately fell down before the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and began to cry.

Try this today

Pause after reading and reflect on Rāmadāsa Vipra’s pleasure, bowing, and tears.

Ask yourself

What does Rāmadāsa Vipra’s response show you about how deeply he valued receiving the manuscript?

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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