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Hearing Her Words Awakens Ecstatic Love

“Then the female parrot began to speak jokingly to the male parrot, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was struck with wonderful ecstatic love to hear her speak.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 17.215, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The female parrot began speaking jokingly to the male parrot.
  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard her speak.
  • Hearing her words, He was struck with wonderful ecstatic love.

Try this today

Read this translation slowly, pausing to reflect on the Lord’s wonderful ecstatic love.

Ask yourself

What does Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s response help you notice about His hearing?

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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