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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 25.252

The Lord’s Dancing and Herā-pañcamī

“In the thirteenth chapter I have described Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s dancing before the chariot of Jagannātha. In the fourteenth chapter, there is an account of the Herā-pañcamī function.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 25.252, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The thirteenth chapter describes Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s dancing.
  • He danced before the chariot of Jagannātha.
  • The fourteenth chapter gives an account of the Herā-pañcamī function.

Try this today

Pause after reading and recall Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu dancing before Jagannātha’s chariot.

Ask yourself

What detail draws your attention as you read about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s dancing?

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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