Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 14.16
The Progression of Ecstatic Emotion
“When the ecstatic emotion of enchantment gradually progresses, it becomes similar to bewilderment. Then one reaches the stage of astonishment [vaicitrī], which awakens transcendental madness. Udghūrṇā and citra-jalpa are two among the many divisions of transcendental madness.”
What the purport teaches
- As the ecstatic emotion of enchantment gradually progresses, it becomes similar to bewilderment.
- Then comes astonishment, called vaicitrī, which awakens transcendental madness.
- Udghūrṇā and citra-jalpa are two among its many divisions. The purport identifies this passage as a quotation from the Ujjvala-nīlamaṇi.
Try this today
Write the progression given here: enchantment, similarity to bewilderment, astonishment, and transcendental madness.
Ask yourself
What does this gradual progression help you notice about the description of ecstatic emotion?
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.