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Kīrtana and Caring Support

“As the circumambulation was performed, the four kīrtana parties sang in front and in the rear. When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu fell down to the ground, Śrī Nityānanda Rāya Prabhu lifted Him up.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 11.221, translation

What the purport teaches

  • During the circumambulation, four kīrtana parties sang.
  • The parties sang both in front and in the rear.
  • When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu fell to the ground, Śrī Nityānanda Rāya Prabhu lifted Him up.

Try this today

Today, offer a small act of physical help to someone who needs it.

Ask yourself

How can you be attentive to someone who needs support during kīrtana?

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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