Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 18.156
Ecstatic Love Without Outward Signs
“Although the Lord did not exhibit any external symptoms, His mind was filled with ecstatic love. At that time, Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya said, “Let us go to Mahāvana [Gokula].””
What the purport teaches
- The Lord did not exhibit any external symptoms.
- Yet His mind was filled with ecstatic love.
- At that time, Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya proposed going to Mahāvana [Gokula].
Try this today
Pause today before judging someone’s inner feelings by outward appearance alone.
Ask yourself
How does this verse remind me that outward signs do not reveal everything within?
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.