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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 14.64

The Lord’s Condition Alarmed the Devotees

“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was lying unconscious, and His body had become elongated to five or six cubits. There was no breath from His nostrils.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 14.64, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was lying unconscious.
  • His body had become elongated to five or six cubits.
  • There was no breath from His nostrils. These details describe the condition that made the devotees so anxious.

Try this today

Reread this verse together with the preceding one, noting how the Lord’s condition explains the devotees’ response.

Ask yourself

How do these details help you understand the devotees’ anxiety?

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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