Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.135
Organize Kīrtana According to Available People
“In the evening Lord Gaurasundara went out and formed three parties to perform kīrtana.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Gaurasundara went out in the evening and formed three parties for kīrtana.
- During Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s time, one party had twenty-one men: four playing mṛdaṅgas, one leading the chanting, and sixteen playing karatālas and responding.
- Those joining the saṅkīrtana movement may follow His footsteps by forming different parties according to the time and number of people available.
Try this today
Invite someone to a short kīrtana, with one person leading and the other responding.
Ask yourself
How could simple organization help people chant together?
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.