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Visiting Temples in Great Ecstasy

“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu remained for two or three days at Ananta Padmanābha and visited the temple there. Then, in great ecstasy He went to see the temple of Śrī Janārdana.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 9.242, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stayed at Ananta Padmanābha for two or three days and visited the temple there.
  • He then went in great ecstasy to see the temple of Śrī Janārdana.
  • The temple of Śrī Janārdana is twenty-six miles north of Trivandrum, near the Varkala railway station.

Try this today

Set aside a specific time for a temple visit, today if possible.

Ask yourself

How could you make time for an attentive temple visit?

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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