Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 9.312
Saptatāla and Its Seven Palm Trees
“Within the Daṇḍakāraṇya forest Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then visited a place called Saptatāla. The seven palm trees there were very old, very bulky and very high.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited Saptatāla within the Daṇḍakāraṇya forest.
- The seven palm trees there were very old, very bulky and very high.
- Saptatāla is mentioned in the Kiṣkindhyā section of the Rāmāyaṇa. It is described in that section’s eleventh and twelfth chapters.
Try this today
Pause and picture the seven trees using the translation’s three descriptions: old, bulky and high.
Ask yourself
What stands out to you about the place Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited?
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.