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Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura’s group includes responders and dancing

“The five singers who responded to the singing of Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura were Gaṅgādāsa, Haridāsa, Śrīmān, Śubhānanda and Śrī Rāma Paṇḍita. Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu was appointed as a dancer.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 13.39, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Five singers responded to the singing of Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura.
  • They were Gaṅgādāsa, Haridāsa, Śrīmān, Śubhānanda and Śrī Rāma Paṇḍita.
  • Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu was appointed as a dancer.

Try this today

Read this translation slowly today, pausing to notice the chief singer, the five responders and the dancer.

Ask yourself

What helps you appreciate the responders and dancer alongside the chief singer?

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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