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The Earth Appears to Tilt

“Wherever Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stepped while dancing, the whole earth, with its hills and seas, appeared to tilt.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 13.83, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stepped here and there while dancing.
  • Wherever He stepped, the whole earth appeared to tilt.
  • The description includes the earth’s hills and seas.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly, pausing to picture the earth, hills and seas appearing to tilt.

Ask yourself

What sense of wonder does this description of the Lord’s dance awaken in you?

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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