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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 14.92

Ecstasy Manifests Throughout His Body

“The flesh at each of His pores erupted like pimples, and His bodily hairs, standing on end, appeared like kadamba flowers.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 14.92, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The flesh at each of the Lord’s pores erupted like pimples.
  • His bodily hairs stood on end and appeared like kadamba flowers.
  • These bodily changes followed His becoming stunned in ecstasy.

Try this today

Write down the two bodily changes described here, keeping close to the verse’s wording.

Ask yourself

How does the comparison with kadamba flowers help you attend to this description?

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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