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An Embrace Filled With Ecstatic Love

“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu raised Svarūpa Dāmodara to his feet and embraced him. They both became ecstatic in love and fell unconscious.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 10.120, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu raised Svarūpa Dāmodara to his feet.
  • The Lord then embraced him.
  • They both became ecstatic in love and fell unconscious.

Try this today

Reread this translation slowly and spend a quiet moment reflecting on the Lord’s loving embrace.

Ask yourself

What does this meeting help me appreciate about the love between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Svarūpa Dāmodara?

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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