Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 14.82
Ecstasies Beyond Common Understanding
“These ecstasies are not described in the śāstras, and they are inconceivable to common men. Therefore people in general do not believe in them.”
What the purport teaches
- These ecstasies are not described in the śāstras.
- They are inconceivable to common people. Ordinary understanding cannot grasp them.
- People in general therefore do not believe in them. The narrator nevertheless expresses full belief in the following verse.
Try this today
Read this translation slowly and distinguish not understanding something from disbelieving it.
Ask yourself
How do I respond when an account of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu exceeds my understanding?
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.