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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 14.237

The Lord’s Ecstatic Mood Would Not Stop

“Only Nityānanda Prabhu could catch Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, but the ecstatic mood of the Lord would not stop. At the same time, kīrtana could not be continued.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 14.237, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Only Nityānanda Prabhu could catch Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
  • The Lord’s ecstatic mood would not stop.
  • At the same time, kīrtana could not be continued.

Try this today

Reread the verse today and pause over the words describing the Lord’s continuing ecstatic mood.

Ask yourself

What does this verse help you notice about the intensity of the Lord’s ecstatic mood?

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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