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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 14.118

Ecstatic Emotions Beyond Full Description

“Thus I have described the transcendental ecstatic emotions of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Even Lord Brahmā cannot describe their influence.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 14.118, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The author identifies what he has described as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s transcendental ecstatic emotions.
  • Even Lord Brahmā cannot describe the influence of these emotions.
  • The account therefore acknowledges a depth that words cannot fully convey.

Try this today

Reread this verse slowly, pausing at the statement about Lord Brahmā.

Ask yourself

How can you read with appreciation while accepting that you cannot fully grasp these emotions?

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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