Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 20.133
Ecstatic Emotions Find Expression in Words
“The seventeenth chapter also tells how Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, due to the conjunction of various ecstatic emotions, again began speaking like a madman and described in detail the meaning of a verse from the Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta.”
What the purport teaches
- The seventeenth chapter describes Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s various ecstatic emotions coming together.
- Under their influence, He again began speaking like a madman. The account connects His speech with these ecstatic emotions.
- He described in detail the meaning of a verse from the Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta.
Try this today
Reread the translation and note the connection between His emotions and His explanation of the verse.
Ask yourself
How does the mention of ecstatic emotions help me understand His unusual speech?
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.