Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 13.127
Ecstatic Love Comes Through the Lord’s Mercy
“By the mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he experienced the symptoms of ecstatic love — tears, trembling and faltering of the voice. His eyes filled with tears and his throat became choked, and thus he could not recite Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.”
What the purport teaches
- By Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mercy, Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa experienced symptoms of ecstatic love.
- These symptoms included tears, trembling and faltering of the voice.
- His eyes filled with tears and his throat became choked, so he could not recite Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.
Try this today
Before reading Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam today, briefly remember that Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa’s ecstatic love came through the Lord’s mercy.
Ask yourself
What does this verse reveal about the depth of Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa’s love and the Lord’s mercy?
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.