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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 9.226

Kṛṣṇadāsa Meets the Bhaṭṭathāris

“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was accompanied by His servant, Kṛṣṇadāsa. He was a brāhmaṇa, but he met with the Bhaṭṭathāris there.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 9.226, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was accompanied by His servant, Kṛṣṇadāsa.
  • Kṛṣṇadāsa was a brāhmaṇa.
  • Although he was a brāhmaṇa, Kṛṣṇadāsa met with the Bhaṭṭathāris there.

Try this today

Reread the verse and note both Kṛṣṇadāsa’s role as servant and the people he met.

Ask yourself

What contrast does the translation draw between Kṛṣṇadāsa’s position and his meeting with the Bhaṭṭathāris?

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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