Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 9.347
Chanting, Dancing, and an Offering of Service
“In ecstatic love Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu danced and chanted. At that time all the attendants and priests came to offer Him a garland and the remnants of Lord Jagannātha’s food.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu danced and chanted in ecstatic love. The attendants and priests came to offer Him a garland and the remnants of Lord Jagannātha’s food.
- The priests engaged in Lord Jagannātha’s service are called pāṇḍās or paṇḍitas, and they are brāhmaṇas.
- The attendants who look after the temple’s external affairs are called pālas. The priests and attendants went together to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Try this today
Spend a brief time chanting today, remembering Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s chanting.
Ask yourself
What can you appreciate about the different servants coming together to offer service?
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.