Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 14.71
The Lord Returns to External Consciousness
“As soon as the Lord returned to external consciousness, all His joints contracted and His entire body returned to normal.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord returned to external consciousness after the chanting described in the preceding verse.
- As soon as He returned to external consciousness, all His joints contracted.
- His entire body returned to normal, reversing the condition the devotees had witnessed.
Try this today
Reread the description of His separated joints and then this verse, noting the contrast.
Ask yourself
How does this verse complete the account of the Lord’s changed bodily condition?
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.