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Dancing and Chanting in Ecstatic Love

“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu received great pleasure in seeing this beautiful form of Gopāla. For a long time He danced and chanted in ecstatic love.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 9.249, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw the beautiful form of Gopāla.
  • Seeing Gopāla gave Him great pleasure.
  • For a long time He danced and chanted in ecstatic love.

Try this today

Set aside a few minutes today to chant while remembering His pleasure in seeing Gopāla.

Ask yourself

How does His pleasure in seeing Gopāla deepen your appreciation of 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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