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Relish Topics About Kṛṣṇa Together

“In this way Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya passed the whole night relishing the mellows of kṛṣṇa-kathā, topics about Kṛṣṇa. While they were chanting, dancing and crying, the night ended.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 8.260, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya passed the whole night relishing kṛṣṇa-kathā.
  • Kṛṣṇa-kathā means topics about Kṛṣṇa, whose mellows They relished together.
  • The night ended while They were chanting, dancing and crying.

Try this today

Share a short reading about Kṛṣṇa with someone today and spend a few minutes discussing it.

Ask yourself

How can I make time to relish topics about Kṛṣṇa with someone else?

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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