Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 19.59
Ecstatic Emotion Overshadows Awareness of Injury
“Blood oozed from the many injuries on His mouth, nose and cheeks, but due to His ecstatic emotions, the Lord did not know it.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord had many injuries on His mouth, nose and cheeks.
- Blood oozed from these injuries, but He was unaware of it.
- The translation explains that His ecstatic emotions kept Him from knowing about the bleeding.
Try this today
Write one sentence describing the Lord’s spiritual absorption, keeping it distinct from the injuries themselves.
Ask yourself
How does the Lord’s lack of awareness of His injuries deepen your understanding of His absorption?
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.