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Offering Obeisances with Ecstatic Love

“When He approached Mathurā and saw the city, He immediately fell to the ground and offered obeisances with great ecstatic love.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 17.155, translation

What the purport teaches

  • As He approached Mathurā, He saw the city.
  • He immediately fell to the ground and offered obeisances.
  • His obeisances were offered with great ecstatic love.

Try this today

Pause today to reflect on this loving act of offering obeisances.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about the love expressed in these obeisances?

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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