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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 11.60

Devotees Join the Lord’s Ecstatic Chanting

“Because of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s ecstatic love, all the devotees were helpless, and in ecstatic love they also began to dance and chant congregationally.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 11.60, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s ecstatic love left all the devotees helpless.
  • The devotees also began to dance in ecstatic love.
  • They chanted congregationally, joining together in the holy names.

Try this today

Invite someone to chant “Hari” and “Kṛṣṇa” with you for a few minutes today.

Ask yourself

How might chanting with others help you participate more fully?

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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