Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 15.87
Ecstatic Emotions Vie for Prominence
“All the ecstatic symptoms, such as bhāvodaya, bhāva-sandhi and bhāva-śābalya, awakened in the body of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. A great fight arose between one emotion and another, and each of them became prominent.”
What the purport teaches
- All the ecstatic symptoms awakened in the body of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
- The verse names bhāvodaya, bhāva-sandhi and bhāva-śābalya among these symptoms.
- A great fight arose between one emotion and another, and each became prominent.
Try this today
Pause over the phrase “each of them became prominent” and reflect on the intensity of the Lord’s ecstatic emotions.
Ask yourself
How does the description of emotions fighting for prominence convey their intensity?
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.