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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 15.85

Hearing the Song Awakens Ecstatic Dancing

“When Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī sang this special song, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu immediately got up and began to dance in ecstatic love.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 15.85, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī sang the special song about remembering Kṛṣṇa.
  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu immediately got up upon hearing it.
  • He began to dance in ecstatic love.

Try this today

Reread the song and this verse together, noting the Lord’s response to hearing it.

Ask yourself

What strikes me about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s immediate response to this song?

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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