Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 13.84
Blissful Transcendental Changes While Dancing
“When Caitanya Mahāprabhu danced, He displayed various blissful transcendental changes in His body. Sometimes He appeared as though stunned. Sometimes the hairs of His body stood on end. Sometimes He perspired, cried, trembled and changed color, and sometimes He exhibited symptoms of helplessness, pride, exuberance and humility.”
What the purport teaches
- While dancing, Caitanya Mahāprabhu displayed various blissful transcendental changes in His body.
- Sometimes He appeared stunned or His bodily hairs stood on end. Sometimes He perspired, cried, trembled and changed color.
- He also exhibited symptoms of helplessness, pride, exuberance and humility.
Try this today
Read the translation and write down three changes it describes in Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Ask yourself
What stands out to you in the variety of blissful transcendental changes described here?
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.