Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 11.19
Kīrtana That Melts Wood and Stone
“When Vāsudeva Ghoṣa described Lord Caitanya and Nityānanda while performing kīrtana, even wood and stone would melt upon hearing it.”
What the purport teaches
- Vāsudeva Ghoṣa performed kīrtana.
- In his kīrtana, he described Lord Caitanya and Nityānanda.
- Even wood and stone would melt upon hearing his descriptions.
Try this today
Read the translation aloud slowly, giving attention to whom Vāsudeva Ghoṣa described.
Ask yourself
How does the image of melting wood and stone affect your appreciation of this kīrtana?
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.