Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 2.77
Joy in Chanting, Hearing and Association
“He also passed His time reading the books and singing the songs of Caṇḍīdāsa and Vidyāpati, and listening to quotations from the Jagannātha-vallabha-nāṭaka, Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta and Gīta-govinda. Thus in the association of Svarūpa Dāmodara and Rāya Rāmānanda, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu passed His days and nights chanting and hearing with great pleasure.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu read the books and sang the songs of Caṇḍīdāsa and Vidyāpati.
- He listened to quotations from the Jagannātha-vallabha-nāṭaka, Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta and Gīta-govinda.
- In the association of Svarūpa Dāmodara and Rāya Rāmānanda, He passed His days and nights chanting and hearing with great pleasure.
Try this today
Spend a few minutes reading this translation aloud with someone, or listening as they read it.
Ask yourself
How might sharing devotional reading or singing with others enrich your hearing?
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.