Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 5.164
Joyful Expressions of Love of God
“In a joyful mood of love of God he sometimes climbed upon the shoulder of someone offering obeisances, and sometimes he struck others with his flute or mildly slapped them.”
What the purport teaches
- He was in a joyful mood of love of God.
- Sometimes he climbed upon the shoulder of someone offering obeisances.
- Sometimes he struck others with his flute or mildly slapped them.
Try this today
Reread the verse once, keeping the words “joyful mood of love of God” in mind.
Ask yourself
How does the verse place these unusual actions in the context of love of God?
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.