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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 12.22

Gopāla Faints While Dancing

“While all of them danced, Gopāla, dancing and dancing, fainted and fell to the ground unconscious.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 12.22, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Gopāla danced while all the others were dancing.
  • As he continued dancing, he fainted.
  • He fell to the ground unconscious.

Try this today

Reread the translation and note its sequence: dancing, fainting and falling unconscious.

Ask yourself

What do you notice when you read this brief account of Gopāla’s dancing and collapse?

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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