Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 20.1
Fortunate Readers Relish Words of Ecstatic Love
“Only the most fortunate will relish the mad words of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, which were mixed with jubilation, envy, agitation, submissiveness and grief, all produced by ecstatic loving emotions.”
What the purport teaches
- Only the most fortunate relish the mad words of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
- His words were mixed with jubilation, envy, agitation, submissiveness and grief.
- These varied emotions were all produced by ecstatic love.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly once, pausing over the phrase “ecstatic loving emotions.”
Ask yourself
How does knowing that these words arise from ecstatic love shape your approach to reading them?
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.