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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 17.12

The Lord Falls Unconscious Among Cows

“He went to a cow shed on the southern side of the Siṁha-dvāra. There the Lord fell down unconscious among cows from the district of Tailaṅga.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 17.12, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to a cow shed on the southern side of the Siṁha-dvāra.
  • There He fell down unconscious among the cows.
  • The cows were from the district of Tailaṅga; this scene followed His departure in great ecstasy.

Try this today

Pause over this verse today and recall where the Lord went and what happened there.

Ask yourself

How does this scene deepen your sense of the intensity of the Lord’s ecstasy?

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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