Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 4.86
Dancing Under the Lord’s Direction
“My dear Lord, as You cause one to dance, he dances accordingly, but how he dances and who is causing him to dance he does not know.”
What the purport teaches
- Sanātana Gosvāmī directly addressed the Lord as the one who causes a person to dance.
- A person dances according to the Lord’s direction, yet does not know how the dancing happens or who causes it.
- Continuing the wooden-doll comparison, Sanātana Gosvāmī acknowledged the Lord’s direction while admitting his own limited understanding.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer asking the Lord to direct your service today.
Ask yourself
How can I serve with humility without claiming to understand all of the Lord’s direction?
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.