Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 16.200
Ecstatic Love in Separation
“Finally Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu bade the governor farewell. The intense ecstatic love exhibited by the governor cannot be described.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu bade farewell to the Muslim governor at Pichaldā.
- The governor experienced symptoms of ecstatic love due to separation from Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
- Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī states that these symptoms of intense ecstatic love cannot be described.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly today, pausing to reflect on the governor’s love in separation.
Ask yourself
What does the governor’s response to farewell reveal about his love for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?
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.