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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 14.71

Encouraging Devotees to Dance

“By chanting and dancing, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu induced Advaita Ācārya to dance. Sometimes He induced Nityānanda Prabhu, Haridāsa Ṭhākura and Acyutānanda to dance.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 14.71, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu chanted and danced.
  • By His chanting and dancing, He induced Advaita Ācārya to dance.
  • Sometimes He induced Nityānanda Prabhu, Haridāsa Ṭhākura and Acyutānanda to dance.

Try this today

Join in chanting and dancing today, and warmly invite someone to participate.

Ask yourself

How can your own participation warmly encourage others to chant and dance?

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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