Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 11.222
Ecstatic Love During Kīrtana
“While kīrtana was going on, there was a transformation of ecstatic love and much tears, jubilation, trembling, perspiration and deep resounding in the body of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Upon seeing this transformation, all the people present became very much astonished.”
What the purport teaches
- While kīrtana continued, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu showed a transformation of ecstatic love.
- His body manifested tears, jubilation, trembling, perspiration and deep resounding.
- All the people present were greatly astonished to see this transformation.
Try this today
Read this description slowly today, giving careful attention to the words “ecstatic love.”
Ask yourself
What strikes you about the people's astonishment at Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's ecstatic 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.