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Ecstatic Love Increased Despite the Singers’ Fatigue

“After much singing, all four saṅkīrtana parties grew fatigued, but Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s ecstatic love increased twofold.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 14.234, translation

What the purport teaches

  • All four saṅkīrtana parties had sung a great deal.
  • After much singing, all four parties grew fatigued.
  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s ecstatic love, however, increased twofold.

Try this today

Read this verse slowly today, noticing both the singers’ fatigue and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s increasing ecstatic love.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about the contrast between the singers’ fatigue and the Lord’s increasing love?

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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