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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 3.121

Singing in Understanding of the Lord’s Feelings

“When Mukunda saw the ecstasy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he understood the feelings of the Lord and began to sing many stanzas augmenting the force of the Lord’s ecstasy.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 3.121, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Mukunda saw the ecstasy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
  • He understood the feelings of the Lord.
  • He began singing many stanzas that increased the force of the Lord’s ecstasy.

Try this today

Before singing a devotional stanza today, pause to consider the feelings expressed in its words.

Ask yourself

What can you learn from Mukunda’s attentiveness to the Lord’s feelings before he sang?

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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