Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 17.227
Ecstatic Love Increases in Vṛndāvana
“The Lord’s ecstatic love increased a thousand times when He visited Mathurā, but it increased a hundred thousand times when He wandered in the forests of Vṛndāvana.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord’s ecstatic love increased a thousand times when He visited Mathurā.
- When He wandered in the forests of Vṛndāvana, His ecstatic love increased a hundred thousand times.
- The translation describes an extraordinary increase in the Lord’s ecstatic love as He visited these places.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly, pausing to notice the difference between the two increases described.
Ask yourself
What stands out to you about the increase of the Lord’s ecstatic love in Vṛndāvana?
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.