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Millions of Books Describe His Ecstatic Love

“Lord Ananta writes millions of books elaborately describing the transformations of ecstatic love experienced by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu in Vṛndāvana.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 17.231, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Lord Ananta writes millions of books describing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s ecstatic love.
  • These books elaborately describe the transformations of ecstatic love He experienced.
  • The experiences described took place in Vṛndāvana.

Try this today

Read the translation once more, giving special attention to the words “elaborately describing.”

Ask yourself

What does the mention of millions of books suggest to you about the richness of these experiences?

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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