Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 16.150
Days and Nights in Ecstatic Love
“While thus speaking like a madman, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu became full of ecstatic emotion. In the company of His two friends, Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī and Rāmānanda Rāya, He sometimes danced, sometimes sang and sometimes became unconscious in ecstatic love. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu passed His days and nights in this way.”
What the purport teaches
- While speaking in this way, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu became full of ecstatic emotion, with speech described as being like that of a madman.
- He was accompanied by His two friends, Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī and Rāmānanda Rāya.
- He sometimes danced, sometimes sang and sometimes became unconscious in ecstatic love. His days and nights passed in this way.
Try this today
Spend a quiet minute rereading this verse and reflecting on Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s ecstatic love.
Ask yourself
What stands out to me about the ecstatic love that filled Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s days and nights?
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.