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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 8.33

Distributing Ecstatic Love for Kṛṣṇa

“His Divine Grace Mādhavendra Purī, the spiritual master of the entire world, thus distributed ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa. While passing away from the material world, he chanted the following verse.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 8.33, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Mādhavendra Purī is honored as the spiritual master of the entire world.
  • He distributed ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa.
  • While passing away from the material world, he chanted a verse expressing longing for the Lord.

Try this today

Read the prayer in the next verse slowly, noticing its longing for the Lord.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about Mādhavendra Purī’s remembrance of the Lord while departing?

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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