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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 9.134

Bodies Suited to the Rāsa-Līlā Dance

“The personified authorities on the Vedic hymns acquired bodies like those of the gopīs and took birth in Vrajabhūmi. In those bodies they were allowed to enter into the Lord’s rāsa-līlā dance.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 9.134, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The personified authorities on the Vedic hymns acquired bodies like those of the gopīs.
  • They took birth in Vrajabhūmi.
  • In those bodies, they were allowed to enter the Lord’s rāsa-līlā dance.

Try this today

Reread the verse and note its three details: the bodies acquired, the place of birth, and the entrance granted.

Ask yourself

What connection does this verse make between their acquired bodies and entering the Lord’s dance?

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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