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Ecstatic Love at the Rāsa Dance Place

“After seeing the holy place called Praskandana, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to Dvādaśāditya. From there He went to Keśī-tīrtha, and when He saw the place where the rāsa dance had taken place, He immediately lost consciousness due to ecstatic love.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 18.72, translation

What the purport teaches

  • After seeing the holy place called Praskandana, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to Dvādaśāditya.
  • From Dvādaśāditya, He went to Keśī-tīrtha.
  • When He saw the place where the rāsa dance had taken place, He immediately lost consciousness due to ecstatic love.

Try this today

Spend a quiet minute reflecting on His ecstatic love upon seeing the place of the rāsa dance.

Ask yourself

How does His response help you appreciate the depth of His 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.

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