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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.116

Understanding the Lord’s Ecstatic Mood

“Nityānanda Prabhu Gosāñi, understanding the ecstatic mood of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, brought a pot of Ganges water as a token and put it before Him.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 17.116, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Nityānanda Prabhu Gosāñi understood the ecstatic mood of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
  • He brought a pot of Ganges water as a token.
  • He placed the pot before the Lord, responding to His mood.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly and recall what Nityānanda Prabhu Gosāñi understood, brought, and placed before the Lord.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about Nityānanda Prabhu Gosāñi’s attentive response?

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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