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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 7.20

Nityānanda Prabhu Is an Ocean of Love

“Lord Nityānanda Prabhu, the avadhūta, is also directly the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He is always intoxicated with the madness of ecstatic love. Indeed, He is an ocean of love of Kṛṣṇa.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 7.20, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Lord Nityānanda Prabhu, described as the avadhūta, is directly the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
  • He is always intoxicated with the madness of ecstatic love.
  • He is an ocean of love of Kṛṣṇa. This image conveys the vastness of His love.

Try this today

Read this verse slowly today, pausing over the words “an ocean of love of Kṛṣṇa.”

Ask yourself

What does the description of Nityānanda Prabhu as an ocean of love of Kṛṣṇa invite me to appreciate?

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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