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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 17.172

Ecstatic Love Reveals a Relationship

“Upon seeing Your ecstatic love, I can just imagine that You must have some relationship with Mādhavendra Purī. This is my understanding.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 17.172, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The brāhmaṇa observed the Lord’s ecstatic love.
  • From this love, he inferred a relationship with Mādhavendra Purī.
  • He presented this as his understanding, saying, “I can just imagine.”

Try this today

Reread the translation and identify what the brāhmaṇa saw and what he understood from it.

Ask yourself

What connection did the brāhmaṇa recognize through the Lord’s ecstatic 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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