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Ecstatic Verses Beyond General Understanding

“In that ecstatic mood, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu recited many other verses, but people in general could not understand their meaning.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 13.133, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued in that ecstatic mood.
  • In that mood, He recited many other verses.
  • People in general could not understand the meaning of those verses.

Try this today

Reread this verse and briefly note one thing it states clearly, without guessing at the meanings it leaves unexplained.

Ask yourself

How can you acknowledge what you do not yet understand while reading?

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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