Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 15.96
Transcendental Ecstasy Described by Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī
“There He exhibited transcendental madness and ecstatic ravings, which Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī has described very nicely in his Stava-mālā as follows.”
What the purport teaches
- In the garden, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu exhibited transcendental madness.
- He also expressed ecstatic ravings.
- Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī has described these expressions very nicely in his Stava-mālā, which the narrator now introduces.
Try this today
Write down the two descriptions used here—“transcendental madness” and “ecstatic ravings”—and reflect briefly on their wording.
Ask yourself
How do the words “transcendental” and “ecstatic” guide my understanding of the Lord’s expressions?
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.