Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 11.16
Reverence and Love in Meeting the Lord
“Upon meeting Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Rāmānanda Rāya offered his obeisances. The Lord embraced him, and both of them began to cry in the great ecstasy of love.”
What the purport teaches
- Upon meeting Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Rāmānanda Rāya offers his obeisances.
- The Lord embraces Rāmānanda Rāya.
- Both begin to cry in the great ecstasy of love.
Try this today
Offer obeisances to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu today, remembering this loving meeting.
Ask yourself
What do Rāmānanda Rāya's obeisances and the Lord's embrace show me about reverence and love?
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.