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A Pause After Long Dancing

“After the Lord had been dancing for a long time, Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī stopped singing the verse.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 15.89, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Lord had been dancing for a long time.
  • Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī then stopped singing the verse.
  • The next verse explains that Svarūpa Dāmodara saw the Lord’s fatigue and did not resume singing.

Try this today

Today, notice whether someone helping you needs a pause, and offer them one.

Ask yourself

How can noticing another’s fatigue help me serve more thoughtfully?

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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