Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 18.7
The Overwhelming Expressions of His Ecstasy
“He sometimes ran here and there in the madness of ecstasy and sometimes fell and rolled on the ground. Sometimes He became completely unconscious.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sometimes ran here and there in the madness of ecstasy.
- Sometimes He fell and rolled on the ground.
- At other times, He became completely unconscious.
Try this today
Read the verse quietly and note its three descriptions of His ecstatic condition.
Ask yourself
What do these descriptions convey about the overwhelming nature of His 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.