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The Lord’s Dancing Spreads Ecstatic Love

“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu merged the entire world into the ocean of ecstatic love by performing His beautiful dances within the temple of Jagannātha. He danced exquisitely and jumped high.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 11.1, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu performed beautiful dances within the temple of Jagannātha.
  • Through His dancing, He merged the entire world into the ocean of ecstatic love.
  • He danced exquisitely and jumped high.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly and spend a moment remembering the Lord’s beautiful dancing.

Ask yourself

What touches you about the Lord’s dancing filling the world 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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