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A Verse Awakens Ecstatic Love

“While reading the manuscript, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw a verse on that page, and as soon as He read it He was overwhelmed by ecstatic love.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 1.98, translation

What the purport teaches

  • While reading the manuscript, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu noticed a verse on the page.
  • As soon as He read it, He was overwhelmed by ecstatic love.
  • The following verse describes the nectar of Kṛṣṇa’s holy name in the mouth, ears and heart.

Try this today

Read the following verse slowly, pausing to consider its description of the holy name.

Ask yourself

What does Mahāprabhu’s response invite you to notice about the holy name?

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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