Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 1.126
Two Plays Describe Ecstatic Love of God
“The two plays are called Vidagdha-mādhava and Lalita-mādhava. Both of them wonderfully describe ecstatic emotional love of God.”
What the purport teaches
- The two plays are called Vidagdha-mādhava and Lalita-mādhava. Both wonderfully describe ecstatic emotional love of God.
- Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura informs us that Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī finished Vidagdha-mādhava in Śakābda 1454 (A.D. 1532) and Lalita-mādhava in Śakābda 1459 (A.D. 1537).
- The discussion between Rāmānanda Rāya and Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī at Jagannātha Purī took place in Śakābda 1437 (A.D. 1515). It therefore preceded the completion of both plays.
Try this today
Write down the two titles and, beside them, their shared subject: ecstatic emotional love of God.
Ask yourself
How does knowing that both plays describe love of God shape my interest in them?
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.