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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 20.66

Deep Gravity and Overflowing Emotion

“Although Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is as deep and grave as millions of oceans, when the moon of His various emotions rises, He becomes restless.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 20.66, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is as deep and grave as millions of oceans.
  • His various emotions are compared to a rising moon.
  • When that moon rises, He becomes restless. The verse presents His profound gravity alongside His overflowing emotions.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly, pausing to reflect on its ocean and moon imagery.

Ask yourself

What does the image of oceans and a rising moon help you appreciate about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?

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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