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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 13.120

Changing Ecstasy Finds Expression in Recitation

“While Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was dancing, His ecstasy changed. Raising His two arms, He began to recite the following verse in a loud voice.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 13.120, translation

What the purport teaches

  • While Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was dancing, His ecstasy changed.
  • He raised His two arms.
  • He began to recite a verse in a loud voice.

Try this today

Read this translation aloud once, noticing the change from dancing to recitation.

Ask yourself

What do you notice about the way Mahāprabhu’s changing ecstasy found outward expression?

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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