Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 18.178
The Force of Ecstatic Love
“When the Lord shouted very loudly in ecstatic love, it appeared to the Muslim soldiers that their hearts were struck by thunderbolts.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord shouted very loudly in ecstatic love.
- The Muslim soldiers felt the force of His shout in their hearts.
- To the soldiers, it seemed that their hearts were struck by thunderbolts.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly, noticing both the Lord’s ecstatic love and the soldiers’ reaction.
Ask yourself
What strikes you about the soldiers’ response to the Lord’s ecstatic love?
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.