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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 7.81

Everyone Joins in Chanting and Love

“Everyone — including children, old men and women — began to dance and to chant the holy names of Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Gopāla. In this way they all floated in the ocean of love of Godhead.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 7.81, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Everyone joined in, including children, old men and women.
  • They began to dance and chant the holy names of Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Gopāla.
  • In this way they all floated in the ocean of love of Godhead.

Try this today

Chant the holy names of Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Gopāla today.

Ask yourself

How does everyone’s participation encourage me to join in chanting?

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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