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A Brief Account and a Temple Correction

“Thus I have ended my narration about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, describing it in brief. It cannot be described very broadly.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 9.358, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The author ends his brief narration of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, saying it cannot be described very broadly.
  • Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura clarifies that at Śiyālī, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited the temple of Śrī Bhū-varāha, not Bhairavī-devī.
  • The temple known as Śrī Muṣṇam is near Śiyālī and Cidambaram. It contains a Deity of Śrī Bhū-varāha.

Try this today

Write a short study note identifying Śrī Bhū-varāha as the Deity in the temple clarified by the purport.

Ask yourself

How does this clarification help you read the pilgrimage account more carefully?

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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