Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 1.82
A Verse Awakens Ecstatic Love
“After reading the verse, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was overwhelmed by ecstatic love. At that very time, Rūpa Gosvāmī returned, having finished bathing in the sea.”
What the purport teaches
- After reading the verse, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was overwhelmed by ecstatic love.
- At that very time, Rūpa Gosvāmī returned from bathing in the sea.
- The following exchange reveals that the verse expressed the confidential feelings of the Lord’s heart.
Try this today
Read this translation slowly today, pausing to reflect on the Lord’s ecstatic love.
Ask yourself
What helps you read devotional words attentively rather than hurriedly?
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.