Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 15.86
Spiritual Transformations Manifest in Lord Caitanya
“At that time, all eight kinds of spiritual transformations became manifest in Lord Caitanya’s body. The thirty-three symptoms of vyabhicāri-bhāva, beginning with lamentation and jubilation, became prominent as well.”
What the purport teaches
- All eight kinds of spiritual transformations became manifest in Lord Caitanya’s body.
- The thirty-three symptoms of vyabhicāri-bhāva also became prominent.
- Lamentation and jubilation are named among these symptoms, which appeared as He danced in ecstatic love.
Try this today
Read this verse slowly and note the two emotions it names: lamentation and jubilation.
Ask yourself
What do lamentation and jubilation together help me notice about the range of the Lord’s emotions?
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.