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A Voice Choked with Ecstasy

“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s whole body flowed with perspiration and at the same time oozed blood. He made the sounds “jaja gaga, jaja gaga” in a voice choked with ecstasy.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 13.104, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s whole body flowed with perspiration.
  • At the same time, His body oozed blood.
  • In a voice choked with ecstasy, He made the sounds “jaja gaga, jaja gaga.”

Try this today

Read the translation quietly and note how it describes both His body and His voice.

Ask yourself

How does this description deepen your sense of the intensity of His ecstasy?

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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