Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 9.4
The Lord purifies places of pilgrimage
“On the plea of visiting all those holy places, the Lord converted many thousands of residents and thus delivered them. Simply by touching the holy places, He made them into great places of pilgrimage.”
What the purport teaches
- On the plea of visiting holy places, the Lord converted and delivered many thousands of residents.
- A tīrtha, or holy place, is a place where great saintly personalities visit or reside. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s visit purified places that were already holy.
- Pilgrims leave sinful contamination at holy places, and great personalities counteract it by their visits. The purport compares this to an expert physician keeping a hospital sterilized.
Try this today
Write one sentence explaining how the expert physician illustrates the purifying presence of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Ask yourself
How does this verse deepen my appreciation for the presence of saintly personalities at holy places?
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.