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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 2.20

Luster and Absorption Like the Lord’s

“His body shone with the same luster as that of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and he showed the same absorption in ecstatic love of Godhead. People came from all provinces of Bengal to see these symptoms.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 2.20, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Nakula Brahmacārī’s body shone with the same luster as that of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
  • He showed the same absorption in ecstatic love of Godhead.
  • People came from all provinces of Bengal to see these symptoms.

Try this today

Write down the two qualities this verse says Nakula Brahmacārī shared with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Ask yourself

What draws my attention more: the outward luster or the absorption in love of Godhead?

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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