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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 3.122

Help Amid Overwhelming Bodily Symptoms

“Advaita Ācārya raised the body of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to help Him dance, but the Lord, after hearing the stanzas sung by Mukunda, could not be held due to His bodily symptoms.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 3.122, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Advaita Ācārya raised the body of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to help Him dance.
  • The Lord heard the stanzas sung by Mukunda.
  • His bodily symptoms were so powerful that He could not be held.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly today, noting both Advaita Ācārya’s help and the Lord’s overwhelming bodily symptoms.

Ask yourself

What do you notice about Advaita Ācārya’s effort to help the Lord?

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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