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Tasting a Verse in Devotional Association

“While dancing, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu began to recite the following verse, which He tasted in the association of Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 13.135, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was dancing.
  • While dancing, He began to recite the following verse.
  • He tasted that verse in the association of Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī.

Try this today

Read this translation aloud slowly, giving attention to the association it describes.

Ask yourself

What does the word “tasted” suggest about His experience of the verse?

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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