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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 18.162

The Lord Falls in Ecstatic Love

“Filled with ecstatic love, the Lord fell to the ground unconscious. He foamed about the mouth, and His breathing stopped.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 18.162, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Lord was filled with ecstatic love.
  • He fell to the ground unconscious.
  • He foamed about the mouth, and His breathing stopped.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly, noting that ecstatic love is the stated cause of the Lord’s condition.

Ask yourself

How does the description of ecstatic love shape my understanding of the Lord’s condition?

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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