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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 10.40

Mukunda Sang While Lord Caitanya Danced

“Mukunda Datta, a class friend of Lord Caitanya’s, was another branch of the Caitanya tree. Lord Caitanya danced while he sang.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 10.40, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Mukunda Datta was a class friend of Lord Caitanya and another branch of the Caitanya tree.
  • Lord Caitanya danced while Mukunda Datta sang.
  • Śrī Mukunda Datta was born in Chanharā in the Caṭṭagrāma district. The village is about twenty miles from the home of Puṇḍarīka Vidyānidhi.

Try this today

Sing a devotional song today, remembering that Lord Caitanya danced while Mukunda Datta sang.

Ask yourself

How does Mukunda Datta’s singing inspire your desire to serve the Lord?

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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