Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 13.106
Celebration Through Music, Dance, and Blessings
“In outer space all the demigods, including the inhabitants of Gandharvaloka, Siddhaloka and Cāraṇaloka, offered their prayers and danced to the accompaniment of music, songs and the beating of drums. Similarly, in Navadvīpa city all the professional dancers, musicians and blessers gathered together, dancing in great jubilation.”
What the purport teaches
- The demigods offered prayers and danced with music, songs and drums. In Navadvīpa, professional dancers, musicians and blessers also gathered in great jubilation.
- Professional singers, dancers and blessers assemble at household ceremonies, especially marriages and births. They earn their livelihood through charity received on these occasions.
- The bhāṭas are a class of brāhmaṇas who offer blessings at such ceremonies by composing poems with references to the Vedic scriptures.
Try this today
Read aloud one sentence of the prayers-and-music celebration, giving attention to its joyful mood.
Ask yourself
How do music, dancing and blessings each contribute to the joyful celebration described here?
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.