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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 9.235

Prayer, Chanting, and Dancing Before the Lord

“When the Lord saw the Ādi-keśava temple, He was immediately overwhelmed with ecstasy. Offering various obeisances and prayers, He chanted and danced.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 9.235, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Seeing the Ādi-keśava temple, the Lord was immediately overwhelmed with ecstasy.
  • He offered various obeisances and prayers.
  • He expressed His ecstasy through chanting and dancing.

Try this today

Today, offer a prayer and spend a few moments chanting.

Ask yourself

How can you give more attention to prayer when visiting a temple?

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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