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An Embrace Fills the King With Love

“Just by embracing his son, the King was filled with ecstatic love, just as if he had touched Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu directly.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 12.67, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The King embraced his son.
  • Just by this embrace, the King was filled with ecstatic love.
  • His experience was as if he had touched Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu directly.

Try this today

Spend a quiet minute reflecting on the words “just as if he had touched Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu directly.”

Ask yourself

What strikes you about the King receiving ecstatic love simply by embracing his son?

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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