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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 18.62

Offering Respects and Expressing Ecstatic Love

“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu offered His respects to Nanda Mahārāja and mother Yaśodā, and with great ecstatic love He touched the body of Lord Kṛṣṇa.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 18.62, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu offered His respects to Nanda Mahārāja.
  • He also offered His respects to mother Yaśodā.
  • With great ecstatic love, He touched the body of Lord Kṛṣṇa.

Try this today

Offer a brief, respectful prayer to Nanda Mahārāja and mother Yaśodā today.

Ask yourself

How are respect and ecstatic love expressed in His actions?

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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