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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 18.6

Singing and Dancing in Ecstatic Love

“He sang and danced in ecstatic love and sometimes imitated the rāsa dance in emotional ecstasy.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 18.6, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sang in ecstatic love.
  • His ecstatic love also found expression in dancing.
  • Sometimes, in emotional ecstasy, He imitated the rāsa dance.

Try this today

Write one sentence describing how this verse presents His love through song and dance.

Ask yourself

How does the verse connect His singing and dancing with ecstatic love?

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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